Seven chromosomes per set (n=7)
Genome size 43 Mb (Mb = Megabase = one million nucleotide pairs)
Number of genes ~ 10,000
Average gene size 1.7 kb
Average number of introns per gene 1.7
Transposons rare
For more information on the Neurospora genome see
Galagan et al, 2003
Mannhaupt et al, 2003
Last modified 8/5/04 KMC