Table 2. Summary data for the scarlet macaw first-generation draft de novo genome assembly with comparison to the initial turkey and chicken genome assemblies.
Genome Characteristics | Scarlet Macaw 1.01 | Scarlet Macaw 1.12 | Turkey 2.01 | Chicken 2.1 |
Total Contig Length (without gaps) | 1.035 Gbp | 0.997 Gbp | 0.931 Gbp | 1.047 Gbp |
Total Contigs >1 Kb3 | 214,7543 | 140,4533 | 128,271 | 98,612 |
N50 Contig Size | 6,366 bp | 15,968 bp | 12,594 bp | 36,000 bp |
Largest Contig | 87,225 bp | 177,843 bp | 90,000 bp | 442,000 bp |
Contig Coverage4 | 16x4 | 13x4 | 17x | 7x |
Cost of Sequencing (M = million) | < $0.034M | < $0.034M | < $0.250M | > $10M |
SMACv1.0 is unscaffolded. The cost of sequencing also reflects all library costs.
SMACv1.1 is scaffolded based on paired-reads and is 1.205 Gbp including gaps.
SMACv1.0 = 282,983 total contigs; SMACv1.1 = 192,790 total scaffolded contigs.
Median value of average coverage across all genomic contigs.