Table 1

Chromosome size and features

Size (bp)

Chromosome

Assembly 20

Optical map*

Centromere location

MRS

Features

R

2,294,279

2,709,974

1,748,965

1

Ribosomal DNA cluster is ~800 kb on one homologue, ~350 kb on the other. Lacks CARE-2 on the right telomere

1

3,190,598

3,218,448

1,561,879

1

2

2,233,511

2,228,646

1,924,678

1

The left-hand telomere lacks TLO and CARE-2

3

1,798,342

1,794,194

816,770

0

One gap

4

1,622,838

1,619,262

1,000,800

2

5

1,191,532

1,246,010

465,800

1

6

1,030,364

1,057,155

975,879

1

7

943,480

961,199

423,765

2

The right-hand telomere lacks TLO and CARE-2

*The MRS is included in all the optical map sizes.

van het Hoog et al. Genome Biology 2007 8:R52   doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-4-r52