Table 5. Number of genes associated with the 25 general COG functional categories

J

135

6.73

Translation

A

0

0

RNA processing and modification

K

113

5.64

Transcription

L

79

3.94

Replication, recombination and repair

B

0

0

Chromatin structure and dynamics

D

18

0.89

Cell cycle control, mitosis and meiosis

Y

0

0

Nuclear structure

V

53

2.64

Defense mechanisms

T

29

1.44

Signal transduction mechanisms

M

81

4.04

Cell wall/membrane biogenesis

N

2

0.09

Cell motility

Z

0

0

Cytoskeleton

W

0

0

Extracellular structures

U

10

0.49

Intracellular trafficking and secretion

O

39

1.94

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones

C

69

3.44

Energy production and conversion

G

189

9.43

Carbohydrate transport and metabolism

E

123

6.14

Amino acid transport and metabolism

F

43

2.14

Nucleotide transport and metabolism

H

28

1.39

Coenzyme transport and metabolism

I

28

1.39

Lipid transport and metabolism

P

46

2.29

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism

Q

3

0.14

Secondary metabolites biosynthesis, transport and catabolism

R

165

8.23

General function prediction only

S

117

5.84

Function unknown

-

500

24.96

Not in COGs