Estimated number of protein-coding genes
| Range | 20000 - 21000 Unitless |
|---|---|
| Organism | Frog Xenopus tropicalis |
| Reference | Hellsten et al, The genome of the Western clawed frog Xenopus tropicalis, Science. 2010 Apr 30 328(5978):633-6. p.634 middle column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID20431018 |
| Method | Using homology-based gene prediction methods and deep Xenopus ESTand cDNA resources, researchers estimated that the X. tropicalis genome contains 20,000 to 21,000 protein-coding genes. |
| Comments | For genome size see BNID 100504 |
| Entered by | Phil Mongiovi |
| ID | 101900 |