Table 2

Comparison of the B. taurus UMD2 and BCM4 assemblies according to sequence and mapping statistics

Assembly

UMD2

BCM4

Total sequence placed on chromosomes (Gbp)

2.61

2.47

N50 contig size (bp)

93,156

81,627

N50 contig count

7,906

8,712

Total Cmap markers mapped to placed sequence

14,620

13,699

Cmap markers mapping to the wrong chromosome

119

82

N50 statistics are based on a genome size of 2.5 Gbp.

Zimin et al. Genome Biology 2009 10:R42   doi:10.1186/gb-2009-10-4-r42