chrX_mean_dp and chrY_mean_dp

Dear colleague,

I am interested in a number of columns in the file "HGDP + 1KG callset

chr20_mean_dp: Sample’s mean depth across chromosome 20.
chrX_mean_dp: Sample’s mean depth across chromosome X.
chrY_mean_dp: Sample’s mean depth across chromosome Y.

I was wondering if you could help me understand how chr20_mean_dp,
chrX_mean_dp and chrY_mean_dp were calculated please? Is the Samtools
used for this calculation and what parameters are used?

For chrY_mean_dp, is “the whole chromosome Y” or “only the
male-specific region of the Y chromosome” used for the calculation?

For chrX_mean_dp, is “the whole chromosome X” or “only the region that
are unique to chromosome X” are used for the calculation?

Many thanks,

Best wishes,

Tom

These three annotations were calculated using Hail. For more information, please see the v3.0 and v3.1 blog posts or the v3 flagship paper.