Table 4.
Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | %age | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 216 | 16.22 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 1 | 0.08 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 58 | 4.35 | Transcription |
| L | 54 | 4.05 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 1 | 0.08 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 9 | 0.68 | Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 36 | 2.7 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 29 | 2.18 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 26 | 1.95 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 5 | 0.38 | Cell motility |
| U | 14 | 1.05 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 55 | 4.13 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 109 | 8.18 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 43 | 3.23 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 148 | 11.11 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 68 | 5.11 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 103 | 7.73 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 36 | 2.7 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 69 | 5.18 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 13 | 0.98 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 176 | 13.21 | General function prediction only |
| S | 58 | 4.35 | Function unknown |
| - | 916 | 42.6 | Not in COGs |
The total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome