Table 2.
Selected data from the Burmese python and king cobra draft genomes and comparison with genomes of other species.
| Species | Coding Genes (k) | Genome Size (Gb) | Repeats (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burmese python | 25 [2] | 1.44 [2] | 31.8–59.4 [2] |
| King cobra | 21.19 [3] | 1.36–1.59 [3] | 35.2–60.4 [2] |
| Chicken | 20–23 * [44] | 1.05 [44] | 4.3–8.0 [45]; 9.4 [44] |
| Human | 20.4 ¶; 19 [46] | 3.54 ¶ | >66–69 [47] |
| Anolis | 18.5 † | 1.70 † | 30% ‡ [48] |
* v. 85.4 in ensembl.org gives the number of coding genes in the chicken genome as 15,508; ¶ Human genome, build 38; ensembl.org; † GenBank Assembly ID GCA_000090745.1; ‡ Mobile elements.