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+# Raw Data Directory
+
+This directory contains raw data used for analysis.
+
+## Files Included
+
+- `clean_fastq` This folder contains cleaned FASTQ files after quality control.
+- `raw_fastq` This folder contains the original raw FASTQ files.
+- `sra` This folder contains SRA files downloaded from the NCBI database.
+- `sra.list` This file lists the SRA accession numbers for the datasets used in this project.