Number of protein coding genes
Value | 23 Unitless |
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Organism | Coronavirus spp. |
Reference | Ruan YJ et al., Comparative full-length genome sequence analysis of 14 SARS coronavirus isolates and common mutations associated with putative origins of infection. Lancet. 2003 May 24 361(9371):1779-85. p.1779 right column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID12781537 |
Comments | The 27–32 kb genomes of coronaviruses, the largest of RNA viruses, encode 23 putative proteins, including four major structural proteins- nucleocapsid (N), spike (S), membrane (M), and small envelope (E). |
Entered by | Uri M |
ID | 105974 |