Results
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| Property | Organism | Value | Units | ID | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genome size | Plasmodium falciparum | 22.8 | Mb | 102127 | Gardner et al. Genome... |
| Human Lactation efficency | Human Homo sapiens | 75-85 | % | 100752 | Sustainable Energy -... |
| Genome size (smallest known RNA virus genome) | Hepatitis delta virus | 1.7 | Kb | 105570 | Huang CR, Lo SJ. Evolution... |
| Typical mRNA half life in human cells | Human Homo sapiens | ~10 | Hours | 104747 | Yang et al. Decay Rates... |
| Fraction of genome that is transposable elements | Human Homo sapiens | 46 (Table - link) | % | 103749 | Heikki Vilen, Mu in vitro... |
| Fraction of genome that is estimated to be controlled by miRNA | Human Homo sapiens | ~0.5 | of the genome | 107555 | Sonenberg N, Hinnebusch... |
| Human empirical elemental formula | Human Homo sapiens | See "Measurement Method" section | N/A | 111244 | No peer review evidence.... |
| Adult human tidal volume | Human Homo sapiens | 500 (300-700) | ml | 116113 | Hofmann, W. “Mathematical... |
| Fraction of proteins encoded by the genome that require zinc for their function | Human Homo sapiens | 10 | % | 111629 | Simm C et al., Saccharomyces... |
| Effective Human Population Size according to Human-specific Alu polymorphisms | Human Homo sapiens | 17500 (Table - link) | Individuals | 104621 | Hawks J, Hunley K, Lee SH... |
| Fraction of mutations in human cancers that DNA replication errors (R) are responsible for | Human Homo sapiens | two thirds | N/A | 115304 | Tomasetti C, Li L, Vogelstein... |
| Number of genome replications that the male germ line has experienced | Human Homo sapiens | in 20-year-old-male 160: in 40-year-old-male 610 | genome replications | 112458 | Rahbari R et al., Timing... |
| Genome size (largest reliable protozoan genome) | Dinoflagellate Gonyaulax polyedra | 100 (Table - link) | pgm | 110492 | B. J. Shuter, J. E. Thomas... |
| Genome Size | Chicken Gallus gallus | 1.05e+9 | Base pairs | 100282 | International Chicken... |
| Mutation rate (from whole-genome sequencing studies of family trios) | Human Homo sapiens | ~1×10^−8 to 1.5×10^−8 | mutations/site/generation | 112456 | Rahbari R et al., Timing... |
| Genome size | Frog Xenopus tropicalis | 1.7e+9 (Table - link) | base pairs | 100504 | Hirsch N, Zimmerman LB... |
| Genome Size | Budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 1.21e+7 | Base pairs | 100459 | Goffeau A et al., Life... |
| Genome size | Virus Gyrovirus spp. | ~2.3 | kb | 110708 | Minot S, Bryson A, Chehoud C... |
| Genome Size | Green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii | 1.21e+8 (Table - link) | Base pairs | 100338 | Merchant et al The C... |
| Fraction of genome accounted for by Alu sequences (roughly 300 bp long each) | Human Homo sapiens | ~10 | % | 111915 | Bazak L et al., A-to-I... |