Table 1 Comparison between initial, assisted, and theoretical 2× canine assemblies
From: Assisted assembly: how to improve a de novo genome assembly by using related species
|  | Canis familiaris- 2× assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Initial draft | Assisted | Theoretical |
Bases assembled (%) | 81.0 | 86.5 | 94.1 |
Total contig length (Mb) | 1,697 | 1,823 | 1,969 |
N50 contig (kb) | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
N50 scaffold gapped (kb) | 18.6 | 53.1 | 4,039.7 |
N50 scaffold ungapped (kb) | 10.3 | 36.8 | 3,519.1 |