Number of protein coding genes
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| Value | 11514 unitless |
|---|---|
| Organism | Placozoan Trichoplax adhaerens |
| Reference | Srivastava et al., The Trichoplax genome and the nature of placozoans. Nature. 2008 Aug 21 454(7207):955-60. p. 956 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID18719581 |
| Method | Researchers estimate that the Trichoplax genome contains 11,514 protein coding genes, on the basis of a combination of homology-based and ab initio methods. |
| Comments | Nearly 87% of these predicted genes have detectable similarity to proteins known from other animals, and most (83%) of the ~7,800 gene families that are conserved between the sea anemone and bilaterians (ref 23 in article) have homologues in Trichoplax as detected by BLAST. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 105515 |