Table 1 Summary of the QM6a genome sequencing and assembly results

Total sequenced bases

3,397,762,180 bp

Max of all assembled unitigs

6,835,650 bp

N₅₀ of all assembled unitigs

5,311,312 bp

Number reads

263,312 bp

N₅₀ reads

18,236 bp

Phred quality score

48.8

Unitigs

Seven linear chromosomes

Circular mitochondrial genome

Coverage

81.4× (7 chromosomes)

2437.6× (mitochondria)

Genome size

34,922,528 bp (7 chromosomes)

42,139 bp (mitochondria)

Unidentified bases (N)

0 bp

GC content

51.1%

Predicted genes

10,877 (1630 new genes)