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Comparison of the genome properties of Thalassiosira pseudonana and Phaeodactylum tricornutum genomes*
| Thalassiosira pseudonana | Phaeodactylum tricornutum | |
| Genome size (Mb) | 32.4 | 27.4 |
| Predicted genes | 11,776 | 10,402 |
| Introns | 17,880 | 8,169 |
| Number of chromosomes | 24 | 33 |
| G+C content | About 48% | About 47% |
| Percentage of genome that is non-coding | About 97% | About 94% |
| ESTs in GenBank | 61,913 | 133,871 |
