Table 2 A survey of contig N50s obtained in recent studies, involving improvement of genomes, primarily using long read sequence technologies

Aedes aegypti

Mosquito

1.28 Gb

11.76 Mb [11]

Yes

Brassica rapa

Brassica

0.35 Gb

1.44 Mb [14]

Yes

Bubalus bubalis

Water buffalo

2.6 Gb

22.4 Mb [15]

Yes

Calypte anna

Anna’s hummingbird

1.01 Gb

5.36 Mb [16]

No

Camponotus floridanus

Ant

0.28 Gb

1.22 Mb [17]

Yes

Capra hircus

Domestic goat

2.92 Gb

18.7 Mb [18]

Yes

Columba livia

Rock pigeon

1.10 Gb

0.02 Mb [19]

Yes

Fragaria vesca

Woodland strawberry

0.22 Gb

7.9 Mb [20]

Yes

Gallus gallus

Chicken

1.21 Gb

2.9 Mb [21]

Yes

Gorilla gorilla

Gorilla

3.08 Gb

10.02 Mb [22]

Yes

Harpegnathos saltator

Ant

0.34 Gb

0.88 Mb [17]

Yes

Hordeum vulgare L. var. nudum

Tibetan hulless barley

4.00 Gb

1.56 Mb [23]

Yes

Pan troglodytes

Chimpanzee

2.99 Gb

12.42 Mb [13]

Yes

Pongo abelii

Orangutan

3.04 Gb

11.07 Mb [13]

Yes

Rubus occidentalis

Black raspberry

0.29 Gb

5.1 Mb [24]

Yes

Siraitia grosvenorii

Monk fruit

0.46 Gb

0.43 Mb [25]

No

Symphodus melops

Corkwing wrasse

0.61 Gb

0.46 Mb [26]

No

Taeniopygia guttata

Zebra finch

1.14 Gb

5.80 Mb [16]

No

Zea mays

Maize

2.10 Gb

1.18 Mb [12]

Yes