Table 5.
Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | %age | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 183 | 4.21 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 2 | 0.05 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 332 | 7.63 | Transcription |
| L | 161 | 3.70 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 0 | 0.00 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 40 | 0.92 | Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 61 | 1.40 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 242 | 5.56 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 241 | 5.54 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 114 | 2.62 | Cell motility |
| U | 122 | 2.81 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 152 | 3.50 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 248 | 5.70 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 376 | 8.65 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 435 | 10.00 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 94 | 2.16 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 177 | 4.07 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 103 | 2.37 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 318 | 7.31 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 67 | 1.54 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 445 | 10.23 | General function prediction only |
| S | 358 | 8.23 | Function unknown |
| – | 537 | 12.35 | Not in COGs |
The total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome