Table 2.

Repeat content of analyzed genome assemblies for Acomys cahirinus (current study) and Mus musculus (mm10).

Parameters	Current study (Acomys cahirinus)	Mus musculus (mm10)
Total length	2.3 Gb	2.7 Gb
GC content	42.8%	41.7%
Bases masked	36.7%	36.7%
Total interspersed repeats	33.9%	39%
Retroelements	30.2%	37.1%
SINEs	11.7%	8.3%
LINEs	11.4%	18.9%
LTR elements	7.2%	9.9%
DNA transposons	0.63%	0.45%
Unclassified	3.0%	1.5%

SINEs: short interspersed nuclear elements; LINEs: long interspersed nuclear elements; LTR: long terminal repeat