Table 1.
Computational Requirements for Assembly of a 3-Gb Genome
| CBC (22,000 BACs) | CAPSS (148 × 148 BACs) | CAPSS (60 × 60 BACs, six arrays) | WGS (10X coverage) | |
| Number of reads/Assembly | 3000 | 203,000 | 83,300 | 6.0 × 107 |
| Computer load units/Assembly | 1.0 | 4.5 × 103 | 7.6 × 102 | 4.0 × 108 |
| Total number of assemblies | 2.2 × 104 | 296 | 720 | 1.0 |
| Total load/Genome | 2.2 × 104 | 1.3 × 106 | 5.5 × 105 | 4.0 × 108 |
| Approx. hardware unit cost (∼$1000's) | < 20 | < 20 | < 20 | 80,000 |
| Estimated total hardware cost ($1000's) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80,000 |
