Table 1.
Comparison of genomes between black and mute swans (generated herein) and published high-quality avian genomes generated by the vertebrate genome project (VGP).
| Species | Assembly size (estimated size) (Gb) | G + C content (%) Macro-chromosomea | G + C content (%) Micro-chromosomeb | Contig N50 (Mb) | Contig L50 | Number of contigs | Scaffold N50 (Mb) | Scaffold L50 | No. scaffolds | ISO-seq coveragec | Coding genes | Non-coding genes | Pseudogenes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black swan | 1.12 | 47 | 52 | 29 | 12 | 697 | 84.6 | 4 | 567 | 68.87% of the genome | 15478 | 1792 | 104 | This study |
| Mute swan | 1.13 | 47 | 53 | 8.3 | 39 | 621 | 81.5 | 4 | 170 | 54.36% of the genome | 14791 | 2720 | 126 | This study |
| Chicken | 1.09 | 40 | 48 | 18.8 | 18 | 676 | 90.9 | 4 | 213 | NA | 16878 | 7166 | 312 | bGalGal1.mat.broiler.GRCg7b (GCF_016699485.2) |
| Duck | 1.18 | 40.72 | 46.51 | 5.7 | 57 | 1660 | 76.3 | 5 | 755 | NA | 16618 | 9285 | 49 | ZJU1.0 (GCF_015476345.1) |
a Macro-chromosomes > 10 Mbps
bMicro-chromosomes < 10 Mbps
cOf the largest 34 chromosomes