Table 1 Overview of the sequencing and assembly of the C. sinensis transcriptome

Apical bud

42,265,206

4,226,520,600

Lateral bud at early stage

29,347,984

2,934,798,400

Lateral bud

45,972,870

4,597,287,000

One and a bud

22,359,002

2,235,900,200

Two and a bud

33,530,490

3,353,049,000

First leaf

31,598,182

3,159,818,200

Second leaf

41,592,108

4,159,210,800

Mature leaf

31,336,700

3,133,670,000

Old leaf

33,098,022

3,309,802,200

Stem

22,211,892

2,221,189,200

Flower

31,562,386

3,156,238,600

Seed

39,633,068

3,963,306,800

Root

32,836,054

3,283,605,400

Total raw data

437,343,964

43,734,396,400

Total high-quality data

375,912,240

32,306,754,934

Average high-quality read length (bp)

86.9

Average unigene length (bp)

791.2

Range of unigene length (bp)

201-28,245

Unigenes ≥ 200 bp

347,827

275,194,286

N50 (bp)

1340