Table 4.
Summary of Dictionary Data
|
Species |
Number of genes |
Average number of synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| S. cerevisiae | 7,434 | 8.6 |
| C. elegans | 22,718 | 4.1 |
| D. melanogaster | 29,891 | 4.7 |
| M. musculus | 80,174 | 2.2 |
| R. norvegicus | 5,705 | 7.5 |
| H. sapiens | 22,762 | 8.4 |
|
Compound
|
7,290
|
1.6
|
