| Number | % |
---|---|---|
(a) The five DNA molecules | Â | Â |
   Total length (Mb) | ~115 |  |
   Number of genes | ~25,500 |  |
   Average gene density (kb per gene) | ~4.5 |  |
   Average gene length (kb) | ~2 |  |
   Average peptide length (amino acid) | 430 |  |
   Number of genes with ESTs | 15,300 | 60% |
   Number of ESTs | 105,733 |  |
(b) The proteome | Â | Â |
   Total proteins | ~25,500 | 100 |
   Proteins with similarity to GenBank entries | 17,850 | 70 |
   Unknown proteins | 5865 | 23 |
   Hypothetical proteins | 7140 | 28 |
   Proteins with putative functions | 12,495 | 49 |
(c) Classification of proteins with putative functions | Â | Â |
   Cellular metabolism |  | 22.5 |
   Transcription |  | 16.9 |
   Defense |  | 11.5 |
   Signaling |  | 10.4 |
   Growth |  | 11.7 |
   Protein fate |  | 9.9 |
   Intracellular transport |  | 8.3 |
   Transport |  | 4.8 |
   Protein synthesis |  | 4.1 |