Table 2.
Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories.
| Code | Value | % age | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 118 | 5.6 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 1 | 0.0 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 112 | 5.4 | Transcription |
| L | 157 | 7.5 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 1 | 0.0 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 29 | 1.4 | Cell cycle control, cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 51 | 2.4 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 59 | 2.8 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 141 | 6.7 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 30 | 1.4 | Cell motility |
| U | 76 | 3.6 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 96 | 4.6 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 159 | 7.6 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 93 | 4.4 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 146 | 7.0 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 41 | 2.0 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 89 | 4.3 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 59 | 2.8 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 125 | 6.0 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 43 | 2.1 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 212 | 10.1 | General function prediction only |
| S | 134 | 6.4 | Function unknown |
| – | 119 | 5.7 | Not in COGs |
The total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome.