Table 3.

Genome annotation comparisons with other model organisms

Species	Common name	Protein coding genes	Assembly Size	Divergence time to gerbils, Myr	RefSeq/Genbank assembly accession	Annotation release ID	Reference
Meriones unguiculatus	Mongolian gerbil	22,998	2,537,533,819	–	GCA_008131255.1	–	This work
Meriones unguiculatus	Mongolian gerbil	22,144	2,620,810,971	–	GCF_002204375.1	100	[10, 13]
Mus musculus	mouse	22,077	2,730,855,475	22.5	GCF_000001635.26	108	[13]
Rattus norvegicus	rat	23,347	2,870,184,193	22.5	GCF_000001895.5	106	[12, 13]
Cricetulus griseus	Chinese hamster	20,747	2,360,130,144	25	GCF_000419365.1	102	[13]