Table 1.

Feature overview of the code implementations evaluated in our work

	Grass code	DNA Fountain	Hedges	DNA-Aeon
Scheme	Inner RS, outer RS	Inner RS, outer fountain (Luby transform)	Inner hash based, outer RS	Inner AC based, outer fountain (Raptor)
Block Size	713 strands, 118 bases per strand	Variable, high minimal requirement (100,000+ bases)	255 strands, semi-variable strand length	Variable
Constraints	HP 3	HP, GC	HP, GC	HP, GC, Motifs...
Error types	Substitutions, strand erasures	Substitutions, strand erasures, indels	Substitutions, strand erasures, indels	Substitution, strand erasures, indels