Table 3 Size of each anchored linkage group for both the previous assembly, Orenil1.1 [16] and the new assembly (O_niloticus_UMD1)

LG1

31,194,787

38,372,991

7,178,204 (23.0%)

LG2

25,048,291

35,256,741

10,208,450 (40.8%)

LG3

19,325,363

68,550,753

49,225,390 (254.7%)

LG4

28,679,955

38,038,224

9,358,269 (32.6%)

LG5

37,389,089

34,628,617

−2,760,472 (−7.4%)

LG6

36,725,243

44,571,662

7,846,419 (21.4%)

LG7

51,042,256

62,059,223

11,016,967 (21.6%)

LG8

29,447,820

30,802,437

1,354,617 (4.6%)

LG9

20,956,653

27,519,051

6,562,398 (31.3%)

LG10

17,092,887

32,426,571

15,333,684 (89.7%)

LG11

33,447,472

36,466,354

3,018,882 (9.0%)

LG12

34,679,706

41,232,431

6,552,725 (18.9%)

LG13

32,787,261

32,337,344

−449,917 (−1.4%)

LG14

34,191,023

39,264,731

5,073,708 (14.8%)

LG15

26,684,556

36,154,882

9,470,326 (35.5%)

LG16

34,890,008

43,860,769

8,970,761 (25.7%)

LG17

31,749,960

40,919,683

9,169,723 (28.9%)

LG18

26,198,306

37,007,722

10,809,416 (41.3%)

LG19

27,159,252

31,245,232

4,085,980 (15.0%)

LG20

31,470,686

36,767,035

5,296,349 (16.8%)

LG22

26,410,405

37,011,614

10,601,209 (40.1%)

LG23

20,779,993

44,097,196

23,317,203 (112.2%)

Total

657,350,972

868,591,263

211,240,291 (32.1%)

Total (minus gaps)

606,480,097

864,361,263

257,881,166 (42.5%)