Table 3.
Characterization of Supercontigs
| Genome | H. influenzae | S. cerevisiae | D. melanogaster | Human 21 | Human 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Coverage (∼10-fold) | |||||
| # of supercontigs | 3 | 19 | 65 | 38 | 71 |
| Mean length (kb) | 603 | 6511 | 1811 | 877 | 461 |
| N50 length (kb) | 1192 | 1177 | 5143 | 3986 | 3011 |
| Half Coverage (∼5-fold) | |||||
| # of supercontigs | 10 | 51 | 450 | 168 | 206 |
| Mean length (kb) | 178 | 219 | 254 | 192 | 150 |
| N50 length (kb) | 629 | 1732 | 4258 | 3278 | 3197 |
The lengths include only the known bases actually contained in the assembly and thus exclude the length contained in the gaps (which typically comprise an additional 3–5%). The N50 length is the length L such that 50% of the bases are contained in supercontigs of size at least L.