Table 2. The chromosomal position of var genes.

Only var genes from the global set, with >10 matches (> 3.5 kb, with > 99% identity and 80% overlap) to a var gene from twelve PacBio-based P. falciparum assemblies were counted.

Chromosome	>10 hits	%
Chr 7	19	32.8
Chr 4	16	27.6
Chr 6	11	19.0
Chr 12	5	8.6
Chr 8	5	8.6
Other Chromosome	7	12.1
No data	2	3.4
Total	65	100.0