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. 2000 Dec;10(12):1915–1927. doi: 10.1101/gr.10.12.1915

Table 3.

Functional Distribution of Known Genes

Functional Category No. of Unique Genes, %


Cell division 55 (4.4%)
Cell signaling/communication 119 (9.6%)
Cell structure/motility 204 (16.4%)
Cell/organism defense 88 (7.1%)
Gene/protein expression 322 (25.9%)
Metabolism 232 (18.7%)
Unclassified 222 (17.9%)


Total 1242 (100%)