Optimization of Parking Strategies with Overlap (G = 3 Gb;L = 150 kb)
| Maximum allowed overlap (φ) | Cost to reach 50% coverage[i] | Number of gaps at 50% coverage | Jamming limit | Number of gaps at jamming limit |
| 0.0 | 10870 | 10000 | 0.7476 | 14950 |
| 0.1 | 10710 | 9290 | 0.8167 | 11870 |
| 0.2 | 10680 | 8742 | 0.8800 | 9620 |
| 0.3 | 10750 | 8296 | 0.9362 | 7200 |
| 0.4 | 10900 | 7921 | 0.9804 | 4170 |
| 0.5 | 11130 | 7595 | 1 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 11460 | 7335 | 1 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 11880 | 7151 | 1 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 12410 | 7027 | 1 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 13060 | 6955 | 1 | 0 |
| 1.0 | 13860[ii] | 6948 | 1 | 0 |
[i] One cost unit equals the cost of completely sequencing a 150 kb BAC. For example, if it cost $5000 to sequence one BAC, then it would cost (10870)($5000) ≈ $54 million to reach 50% coverage, permiting no overlap.
[ii] Assumes no screening.