Uncovering the evolutionary origin of plant molecular processes: comparison of Coleochaete (Coleochaetales) and Spirogyra (Zygnematales) transcriptomes

Table 1 EST Sequence statistics

	454 reads	5' Sanger reads	454 assembly	Sanger assembly	Combined assembly
C. orbicularis
Number of reads	673,811	4992	26,373	2,455	19,313
Average length (bp)	378	915	712	721	813
GC content	47.9%	46.4%	49.2%	48.6%	49.4%
S. pratensis
Number of reads	598,460	9984	12,357	2836	12,191
Average length (bp)	211	1346	493	845	571
GC content	42.7%	43.9%	41.1%	42.5%	41.1%

ISSN: 1471-2229