Table 4.
Number of genes associated with general COG functional categories
| Code | Value | %age | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 194 | 7.48 | Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis |
| A | 2 | 0.08 | RNA processing and modification |
| K | 124 | 4.78 | Transcription |
| L | 121 | 4.66 | Replication, recombination and repair |
| B | 1 | 0.04 | Chromatin structure and dynamics |
| D | 40 | 1.54 | Cell cycle control, Cell division, chromosome partitioning |
| V | 88 | 3.39 | Defense mechanisms |
| T | 182 | 7.01 | Signal transduction mechanisms |
| M | 231 | 8.9 | Cell wall/membrane biogenesis |
| N | 56 | 2.16 | Cell motility |
| U | 56 | 2.16 | Intracellular trafficking and secretion |
| O | 137 | 5.28 | Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones |
| C | 161 | 6.2 | Energy production and conversion |
| G | 97 | 3.74 | Carbohydrate transport and metabolism |
| E | 160 | 6.17 | Amino acid transport and metabolism |
| F | 63 | 2.43 | Nucleotide transport and metabolism |
| H | 156 | 6.01 | Coenzyme transport and metabolism |
| I | 68 | 2.62 | Lipid transport and metabolism |
| P | 154 | 5.93 | Inorganic ion transport and metabolism |
| Q | 45 | 1.73 | Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism |
| R | 243 | 9.36 | General function prediction only |
| S | 148 | 5.7 | Function unknown |
| – | 2121 | 47.5 | Not in COGs |
The total is based on the total number of protein coding genes in the genome