Table 1. Table showing the main differences between P. falciparum 3D7 version 1 (2002), version 2 (2005), version 2.1.4 (2007) and version 3.2 (March 2019).
*Numbers includes partial genes, pseudogenes are not included. ** Nucleotide ambiguities present in genome v1 and v2 have been changed to gaps. ***Pseudogenes defined here are based on gene predictions that contain at least one frame shift or premature stop codon.
| 2002 (version 1) | 2005 (version 2) | 2007 (version 2.1.4) | 2019 (version 3.2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear genome | ||||
| Genome size (bp) | 22,853,764 | 23,289,065 | 23,264,337 | 23,292,622 |
| Gaps | 93 | 10 | 160 ** | 0 |
| Genes * | 5268 | 5414 | 5387 | 5280 |
| Pseudogenes *** | NA | 70 | 73 | 158 |
| ncRNAs | 0 | 0 | 606 | 103 |
| Hypothetical proteins | 3465 | 3545 | 3099 | 1776 |
| tRNAs | 43 | 27 | 44 | 45 |
| Apicoplast genome | ||||
| Assembly size (kb) | Absent | Absent | Absent | 34250 |
| genes | Absent | Absent | Absent | 30 |
| Mitochondrial genome | ||||
| Assembly size | Absent | Absent | Absent | 5967 |
| genes | Absent | Absent | Absent | 3 |