Table 4.
Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | %age | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 151 | 3.84 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 2 | 0.05 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 264 | 6.72 | Transcription |
| L | 115 | 2.93 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 1 | 0.03 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 29 | 0.74 | Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 74 | 1.88 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 64 | 1.63 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 139 | 3.54 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 2 | 0.05 | Cell motility |
| U | 24 | 0.61 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 76 | 1.93 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 154 | 3.92 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 332 | 8.45 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 258 | 6.67 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 75 | 1.91 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 108 | 2.75 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 100 | 2.55 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 147 | 3.74 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 44 | 1.12 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 351 | 8.94 | General function prediction only |
| S | 261 | 6.64 | Function unknown |
| – | 527 | 13.42 | Not in COGs |
The total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome