Table 1.
A list of genomes investigated in the paper
| Organism Genome | Length (in bp) | Genes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nanoarchaeum equitans |
490,885 |
536 |
Minimal archaeum |
|
Mycoplasma genitalium |
580,076 |
476 |
Minimal bacterium |
|
Mycoplasma mycoides |
1,211,703 |
1,016 |
Venter’s experiment bacterium |
|
Haemophilus influenzae |
1,830,138 |
1,717 |
First sequenced bacterium |
|
Escherichia coli |
4,639,675 |
4,685 |
Bacterium model (K-12) |
|
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
6,264,404 |
5,566 |
Ubiquitous bacterium |
|
Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
12,070,898 |
6,275 |
Unicellular eukaryote (Yeast) |
|
Sorangium cellulosum |
13,033,779 |
9,700 |
Longest genome bacterium |
|
Homo sapiens chr. 19 |
63,800,000 |
2,066 |
Highest gene density H. chromosome |
|
Caenorhabditis elegans |
100,267,632 |
19,000 |
Worm (around 1000 cells) |
|
Drosophila melanogaster |
129,663,327 |
14,000 |
Insect (fruit fly) |
| Homo sapiens chr. 1 | 247,000,000 | 3,511 | Longest Human chromosome |