Table 4.
Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | % age | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 279 | 4.6 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 4 | 0.1 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 696 | 11.5 | Transcription |
| L | 452 | 7.5 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 6 | 0.1 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 55 | 0.9 | Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 132 | 2.2 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 432 | 7.1 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 294 | 4.9 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 33 | 0.5 | Cell motility |
| U | 95 | 1.6 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 223 | 3.7 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 386 | 6.4 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 474 | 7.8 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 651 | 10.8 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 134 | 2.2 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 253 | 4.2 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 323 | 5.3 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 404 | 6.7 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 385 | 6.4 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 1,032 | 17.1 | General function prediction only |
| S | 440 | 7.3 | Function unknown |
| - | 1,091 | 18.1 | Not in COGs |
The total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome