Table 4.
Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | %age | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 179 | 10.4 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 4 | 0.2 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 76 | 4.4 | Transcription |
| L | 63 | 3.7 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 2 | 0.1 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 22 | 1.3 | Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 35 | 2.0 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 66 | 3.8 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 77 | 4.5 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 16 | 0.9 | Cell motility |
| U | 14 | 0.8 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 90 | 5.2 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 131 | 7.6 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 105 | 6.1 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 183 | 10.6 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 75 | 4.4 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 121 | 7.0 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 91 | 5.3 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 82 | 4.8 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 40 | 2.3 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 170 | 9.9 | General function prediction only |
| S | 68 | 4.0 | Function unknown |
| - | 755 | 32.6 | Not in COGs |
The total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome