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Failure to insert specified sequences #28

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@ZhaoShuo0325

Hi,
I am recently using Sim-it (v1.4.4) to simulate specific structural variants (SVs) based on a provided VCF file.My goal is to simulate a genome containing the exact sequences defined in my input VCF.
(simit_env) [zhaoshuo@ln01 input_vcf]$ head C001.vcf.bak

01	2108	207	INS	1/0	TTTCCAGGGCACCGGACATCCGAGGCCCGAGTTATGGCCGTTTGAATTTACTTTTTCCTTTCTCATCATATTTCTACTCGCCTAAGAATGAGCAAAAGGCATTTTTCGAAGAATCGGTTTGCTCAAACCGCCTTACGTCGGTACGGTTGCGTAGATATCGAAAAAATACGCAGGTTCACAAAAAAAATCGACTGAAAACGCCTTACGG
01	3961	186	INS	1/0	GTTTTCTGAAAAATCAGATCGCTCAAACCCCGTCGCGACGTTTCGGTTGAGTAGATATCGTAAAGATATGCAGGTTCAAAAAAAAAAATTCCTGAAACGGACGTCCGAAACTCGAGTTATGACCGTTTGAATTTCCTTTTTGCTTTCTCATCTTATTTCTACTCGCCTAAGAATGATCAAAAGGCGT
01	12901	182	INS	1/0	AATATGCAGGTTAAAAAAAAACGGTAGAAACGGACGTCCGAAGATCGAGTTATGGCCGTTTGAATTTCCTTTTTCCTTTCTCATCTTATTTCTACTCGCCTAAAAATGAGCAGAAGGCGTTTTCTGAAAAATCAGATCGCTCAAACCCCGTCGCGACGTTTCGGTTGAGTAGATATCGTAAAG
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However, in the output VCF generated by Sim-it, both the REF and ALT columns contain only a single, identical nucleotide. Furthermore, the specified sequences from my input were not found in the simulated genome. I also tried providing the sequences in a separate FASTA file and referencing them in the VCF, but I got the same incorrect result.
Attached below are my config file and the resulting output VCF.

Project:
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Project name             = real_01
Reference sequence       = /public/home/zhaoshuo/work1/data/reference/DM8.1_genome.ori.chr.fa
Replace ambiguous nts(N) = Yes
Max threads              = 8
Seed                     = 121

Structural variation:
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VCF input                = /public/home/zhaoshuo/work1/simulation/input_vcf/C001.vcf
Foreign sequences        = /public/home/zhaoshuo/work1/simulation/input_vcf/C001.fa

Deletions                = 0
Length (bp)              = 50-100000

Insertions               = 0
Length (bp)              = 50-100000

Tandem duplications      = 0
Length (bp)              = 50-10000
Copies                   = 1-10

Inversions               = 0
Length (bp)              = 50-1000000

Complex substitutions    = 0
Length (bp)              = 30-1000

Inverted duplications    = 0
Length (bp)              = 150-10000

Heterozygosity           = 0%

Long Read simulation:
-----------------------------
Sequencing depth         = 0
Median length            = 15000
Length range             = 500-100000
Accuracy                 = 90%
Error profile            = error_profile_ONT.txt
#CHROM  POS     ID      REF     ALT     QUAL    FILTER  INFO    FORMAT  sample1
01      2108    1       T       T       .       PASS    SVTYPE=INS;SVLEN=207    GT      1/0
01      3961    2       G       G       .       PASS    SVTYPE=INS;SVLEN=186    GT      1/0
01      12901   3       A       A       .       PASS    SVTYPE=INS;SVLEN=182    GT      1/0
01      14709   4       TAAAAATATGCAGGTTCAAAAAAAATCTGAACGGACATCAAACCGAGTTATGGCGTTTGAATTTCCTTTTGCTTTAAGATCTTTATTTCTACTCGTATAAGAATGATCAAAAGGCGTTTTCTTAAAATCGGATCGCTCAAA   T       .       PASS    SVTYPE=DEL;SVLEN=71     GT      1/0
01      17146   5       T       T       .       PASS    SVTYPE=INS;SVLEN=323    GT      1/0
01      18410   6       TTTTCGTTATATTTCTACTCGTATAAGAATGGGCAAAAGGCGTTTTTCGAAAAATCGGATCGCTCAAACCCGTCGCGACGTTTGGGTTGAGTAGATATAGTAAAAATATGCAGGTCCAAAAAAAAATTCGCCTGAAACGGACGTCCGAAGCTCGAGTTATGGCCGTTTGAATTTCCTTTTTCC T       .       PASS    SVTYPE=DEL;SVLEN=172>
01      25091   7       T       T       .       PASS    SVTYPE=INS;SVLEN=187    GT      1/0
01      29910   8       TATTTTTTCGAGATCTATTCGAAAAAGTCATTCGCATTCGTTGAATTTCATTTTAATTTTTTCGTTATATTCCAACTCGTATGAGAATGAGCGAAGAGGCGTTTTCTGAAAAATCGGATCGCTCAAACCGCGTCGCGACGTTTCGGTTGAATAGATATCGTAAAAATATGCAGGTTCAAAAAAATAATCGCCTCAAACGGACGTCCGAAGCCCGAGTTATGGCCGTTT>
01      31690   9       AAAATCGGCTCGCTCAAACCGCCTTCTGGCGGTTCGGTTCGTGAATATCGAAAAAATACGCAGGTTCAAAAAAAAATCGACTAAACGGACATCGAGGCCCGAGTTATGGCCGTTTGAATTTCTTTTCCGGCACCTTGCCTTTAAGATCTTTGAATTTTGAATGATCGTAACTTCGACTCGAGCGTCCTTTTAGCGCAATTTTTTTGATCCCTCGTATTTTTTCGAGAT>
01      33860   10      CACCGTCGGCCTTTAAGATGCTGAATTTTCGAATGATCGTACCTTTCGACTCGAACGACCTTTTGACGCAATTTTTTTTTTGATCCCTCGTATTTTTTCGAGATCTATTCGAAAAACACATTCGCATTCGCTGAATTTCATTTTAATTTTTCGTTATATTTCTACTCGTATAAGAATGGGCAAAAGGCGTTTTTCGAAAATCGGATCGCTCAAACCCGTCGCGACGTT>
01      35727   11      T       T       .       PASS    SVTYPE=INS;SVLEN=156    GT      1/0
01      37104   12      GGCCGTTTGAATTTACTTTTCCTTTCTCATCTTATTTCTACTACGCCTAAGAATGAGCAAAAGGCGTTTTTCGAAAAATCGGCTCGCTCAAACCGCCTTCTGGCGGTTCGGTTCGTGAATATCGAAAATACGCAGGTTCAAAAAAAATCGTTGAAACGGACATCGAGGCCCGAGTTATGGCCGTCTGAATTAACTTTTTTCCCGGGCACCTTCGACCTTTAAGATGCT>
01      41823   13      C       C       .       PASS    SVTYPE=INS;SVLEN=316    GT      1/0
01      49277   14      CCTGAATTTCATTTTAATTTTTTCGTTATATTTCTACTCGTATAAGAATGGGCAAAAAGGCGTTTTCTGAAAAATCGGATCGCTCAGACCCTGTCGCGACGTGTCGGTTGAGTAGATATCGTAAAAATATGCAGGTTCAAAAAAAAAATCGCCTAAAACGGACGTCCGAAGCTCGAGTTATGGCCGTTTGAATTTCCTTTTTCCTTTCTCATCTTATTTCTACTCGCC>
01      49277   15      G       G       .       PASS    SVTYPE=INS;SVLEN=185    GT      1/0

Thank you for your help.

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