Table 1 Chromosome size and features
From: Assembly of the Candida albicans genome into sixteen supercontigs aligned on the eight chromosomes
| Â | Size (bp) | Â | Â | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Â |
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 | Â |
5 | 1,191,532 | 1,246,010 | 465,800 | 1 | Â |
6 | 1,030,364 | 1,057,155 | 975,879 | 1 | Â |
7 | 943,480 | 961,199 | 423,765 | 2 | The right-hand telomere lacks TLO and CARE-2 |