Table 4.
Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | %age | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 228 | 6.91 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 1 | 0.03 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 154 | 4.67 | Transcription |
| L | 103 | 3.12 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 1 | 0.03 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 31 | 0.94 | Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 87 | 2.64 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 314 | 9.52 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 229 | 6.94 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 125 | 3.79 | Cell motility |
| U | 44 | 1.33 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 159 | 4.82 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 172 | 5.21 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 142 | 4.30 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 264 | 8.00 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 73 | 2.21 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 170 | 5.15 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 193 | 5.85 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 156 | 4.73 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 100 | 3.03 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 337 | 10.22 | General function prediction only |
| S | 153 | 4.64 | Function unknown |
| - | 3,525 | 54.54 | Not in COGs |
The total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome