Table 1.

Representative Fingerprint Mapping and Shotgun Sequencing Projects

Project description Approximate L/G Reference
Whole genome shotgun1.8 × 10−7 Venter et al. (2001)
 sequencing of complex  organisms4.6 × 10−6 Adams et al. (2000)
BAC clone fingerprinting  of large genomes6.0 × 10−5 McPherson et al. (2001)
Bacterial whole genome1.4 × 10−4 Heidelberg et al. (2000)
 shotgun sequencing2.6 × 10−4 Fleischmann et al. (1995)
BAC clone fingerprinting7.7 × 10−4 Mozo et al. (1999)
 intermediate-size genomes8.5 × 10−4 Chang et al. (2001)
BAC shotgun sequencing3.0 × 10−3 IHGSC (2001)
BAC clone fingerprinting3.3 × 10−3 Martin et al. (2002)
 small genomes1.1 × 10−2 Dewar et al. (1998)
1.7 × 10−2 Tomkins et al. (2001)
2.1 × 10−2 Diaz-Perez et al. (1997)
3.0 × 10−2 Zhu et al. (1999)

[i] BAC, bacterial artificial chromosome.