What did the gene finding algorithms find?

• Mycoplasma genitalis (bacterium) 500 Genes

• Escherichia coli (bacterium) 4,500 Genes

• Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) 6,000 Genes

• Caenorhabditis elegans (worm) 19,000 Genes

• Drosophila Melanogaster (fruitfly) 13,500 Genes

• Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) 25,500 Genes

• Homo sapiens (Human) 24,000-40,000 Genes

• Oryza sativa japonica (rice) 32,000-50,000 Genes

• Oryza sativa indica (rice) 45,000-56,000 Genes

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