Table 1 Summary statistics for the de novo assembly.

From: Tissue-specific expression profiles and positive selection analysis in the tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) using a de novo transcriptome assembly

Category

Value

Total transcripts

207,739

GC (%)

45.87

All transcript contigs

N50 transcript length (bp)

1,889

median contig length (bp)

809

mean contig length (bp)

1,343

total assembled bases

278,915,174

Annotation

Transcripts with BLAST hits

144,119 (69.4%)

Transcripts with ≥70% identity and ≥50% coverage

22,825 (11.0%)

Genes with unique BLAST match

14,717 (7.1%)