Table 2.
General information on the genomes of the studied organisms.
| Species | A% | C% | G% | T% | Chrom. no. | Genome size (bp) | No. of genes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monocots | ||||||||
| Brachypodium distachyon | 26.8 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 26.8 | 5 | 271,923,306 | 12,825 | [1] |
| Oryza sativa japonica | 28.2 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 28.2 | 12 | 382,150,945 | 30,294 | [8] |
| Oryza sativa indica | 28.6 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 28.6 | 12 | 427,026,737 | 49,710 | [2] |
| Zea mays | 26.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 10 | 2,065,722,704 | 54,814 | [3] |
| Triticum aestivum | 27.3 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 27.3 | 7 | 6,846,530,000 | ~ 94,000–96,000 | [4] |
| Dicots | ||||||||
| Arabidopsis thaliana | 32.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 32.0 | 5 | 147,812,252 | 33,323 | [9] |
| Lotus japonica | 33.4 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 33.4 | 6 | 119,146,348 | ~ 20,800 | [7] |
| Medicago truncatula | 33.4 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 33.4 | 9 | 307,511,856 | ~ 18,844 | [7] |
| Populus tremula | 33.2 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 33.4 | 19 | 417,640,243 | n.a. | [5] |