Table 1.
Contig Coverage and Read Usage
| Genome | H. influenzae | S. cerevisiae | D. melanogaster | Human 21 | Human 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length (Mb) | 1.8 | 12 | 120 | 33.8 | 33.5 |
| Full Coverage (∼10-fold) | |||||
| Genome contained in sequence contigs (%) | 98.8 | 96.1 | 97.9 | 98.2 | 97.4 |
| Bases in undetected overlaps (%) | 0.02 | 0.1 | 0.95 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Reads appearing in assembly (%) | 98.7 | 95.1 | 97.3 | 96.7 | 95.3 |
| Reads appearing in multiple locations in assembly, owing to exact repeats (%) | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| Half Coverage (∼5-fold) | |||||
| Genome contained in sequence contigs (%) | 97.1 | 92.4 | 95.4 | 95.0 | 92 |
| Bases in undetected overlaps (%) | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Reads appearing in assembly (%) | 97.9 | 92.9 | 95.9 | 95.4 | 92.1 |
| Reads appearing in multiple locations in assembly, owing to exact repeats (%) | 1.7 | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
For ten assemblies (of five genomes at two levels of coverage), the genomic coverage by contigs and read utilization is given. Bases in undetected overlaps give the fraction of the genome covered multiply by contigs.