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| Property | Organism | Value | Units | ID | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase in cranial capacity from Austrolopithecus to early Homo sapiens 2-1.5 MYA | Various | 450-860 | cm^3 | 104617 | Hawks J, Hunley K, Lee SH... |
| Number of species of parasitic worms and protozoa that humans are host to | Human Homo sapiens | parasitic worms ~300: protozoa >70 | species | 117278 | Cox FE. History of human... |
| Total genome Size | Human Homo sapiens | 3.22e+9 | Base pairs | 111378 | National Center for ... |
| Emergence of Homo erectus | Primates | ~1.8 | Mya | 113752 | Leonard WR, Robertson ML... |
| Number of microRNA genes | Human Homo sapiens | 585 | genes | 114541 | Fromm et al. A Uniform... |
| Auditory frequency (covering ~8-9 octaves) | Human Homo sapiens | ~40 Hz to ~20 kHz | N/A | 117127 | Ashmore J. Cochlear outer... |
| Partition of H. sapiens and M. musculus genes into age groups | Mammals | Table - link | N/A | 108988 | Prat Y, Fromer M, Linial N... |
| Difference in total cortical surface area between mice and humans | Human Homo sapiens | 1000 | fold greater surface area in humans | 117212 | Rakic P. Evolution of... |
| Direct sequencing estimates of mutation rate (total, from species divergence) | Human Homo sapiens | 2.5E-08 (Table - link) | mutations/site/generation | 109987 | Kondrashov FA, Kondrashov... |
| Direct sequencing estimates of mutation rate (phenotypic mutations analysis) | Human Homo sapiens | 1.8E-08 (Table - link) | mutations/site/generation | 109988 | Kondrashov FA, Kondrashov... |
| Direct sequencing estimates of mutation rate (direct sequencing of Y chromosome) | Human Homo sapiens | 3E-08 (Table - link) | mutations/site/generation | 109989 | Kondrashov FA, Kondrashov... |
| Loss of brain weight from ages 50 - 90 | Human Homo sapiens | 2-3 | % per decade | 113114 | Stark AK, Pakkenberg... |
| Number of predicted protein-coding genes | Physcomitrella patens | 27949 | genes | 111377 | Lang D, Zimmer AD, Rensing SA... |
| Transport rate constant of AHL (acyl homo-serine lactone) | Bacteria Vibrio fischeri | 0.05 | 1/sec | 112003 | Pai A, You L: Optimal... |
| Concentration of 3OHC14-HSL (3OHC14-homo-serine lactone) for starvation response | Bacteria Rhizobium leguminosarum | 300 - 600 | nM | 112011 | Pai A, You L: Optimal... |
| Fraction of the whole cell Ca2+ current carried by L channel (L-type calcium channel) in pig, cow & human | Mammals | 15-20 | % of the whole cell Ca2+ current | 113138 | García AG et al., Calcium... |
| Fraction of the whole cell Ca2+ current carried by N channel (N-type calcium channel) | Mammals | pig ≤80%: cat 45%: bovine, rat, mouse & human chromaffin cells 30% | % of the whole cell Ca2+ current | 113139 | García AG et al., Calcium... |
| Fraction of the whole cell Ca2+ current carried by P/Q channel (P-type calcium channel ("Purkinje") /Q-type calcium channel) in chromaffin cells | Mammals | bovine 50%: human 60%: pig & cat 5%: rat 20%: mouse (early study) ~30% (more recent study) 15% | % of the whole cell Ca2+ current | 113140 | García AG et al., Calcium... |
| Number of copies of a U6 snRNA per somatic adult (HeLa) cell | Human Homo sapiens | 100000 | molecules | 101302 | Lim LP, Lau NC, Weinstein EG... |
| Synthesis and degradation rate constant of 3OHC14-HSL (3OHC14-homo-serine lactone) | Bacteria Rhizobium leguminosarum | synthesis rate 3,000nM/hr: degradation rate 0.017/hour | N/A | 112010 | Pai A, You L: Optimal... |