Table 6. Comparison of general genome characteristics from four red algae.
Species | Gp. lemaneiformis | Ch. crispus | Cy. merolae | P. yezoensis |
Average CDS length (bp) | 1370 | - | 1552 | 1247 |
Average exon length (bp) | 1008 | 789 | 1540 | 755 |
Average intron length (bp) | 191 | 123 | 248 | 300 |
Introns per gene | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.005 | 0.7 |
Exons per gene | 1.36 | 1.32 | 1.005 | 1.7 |
Intron-containing genes (%) | 28 | 12 | 0.6 | ∼40 |