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Table 2 Summary of the turkey genome physical map and its integration with the chicken genome

From: A comparative physical map reveals the pattern of chromosomal evolution between the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) and chicken (Gallus gallus) genomes

Clones used in the physical map construction

74,013 (11.9 x)

Contigs assembled

720

Singletons

18,821

Clones contained in the contigs

55,192 (8.9 x)

Questionable clones in the contigs

6,028 (8.1%)

Consensus bands of the contigs

575,144

Average band number per clone

53.9

Average clone number per contig

76.7

Physical length contribution per clone

30.3 kb

Average contig size

2,317 kb

Largest contig size

26.1 Mb (containing 995 clones)

BES contained in the physical map

28,385

Total physical length of the physical map

1,668 Mb

DNA markers/genes in the physical map

2,551

DNA markers/genes aligned to the chicken genome

2,551 (15,683 BAC assignments)

BES aligned to the chicken genome

28,385 (18,821 paired-ends)

Contigs assigned to the chicken chromosomes

516 (1,609 Mb)