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. 2010 Jul 12;5(7):e11518. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011518

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Cahill et al.

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The fraction of the 818 genomes that meet gap benchmarks as a function of read length was calculated. The benchmarks were 762, 384, 192, 96, and 48 repeat-induced gaps. For example, assuming reads of 150nt, 50% of the genomes can be assembled with fewer than 96 gaps.

Inline graphic — The fraction of the 818 genomes that meet gap benchmarks as a function of read length was calculated. The benchmarks were 762, 384, 192, 96, and 48 repeat-induced gaps. For example, assuming reads of 150nt, 50% of the genomes can be assembled with fewer than 96 gaps.