Table 1. Quality metrics on tule elk ( Cervus canadensis nannodes) assembly, as generated with QUAST v3.0.

Metric	Tule elk assembly
# contigs (≥ 200 bp)	1,367,218
# contigs ≥ 500 bp	602,862
# contigs (≥ 1000 bp)	460,702
# contigs (≥ 5000 bp)	160,229
# contigs (≥ 10000 bp)	51,790
# contigs (≥ 25000 bp)	2,606
# contigs (≥ 50000 bp)	36
Total length (≥ 200 bp)	2,607,088,486
Total length (≥ 1000 bp)	2,295,163,580
Total length (≥ 5000 bp)	1,531,314,985
Total length (≥ 10000 bp)	771,863,493
Total length (≥ 25000 bp)	80,157,993
Total length (≥ 50000 bp)	2,056,962
Largest contig	72,391
Total length	2,395,105,945
GC	41.55%
N50	6,885
N75	3,646
L50	103,346
L75	222,107
# N's per 100 kbp	0