Animals
Following are the five earliest sequenced genomes of animals. For a more complete list, see the List of sequenced animal genomes.
| Organism | Type | Relevance | Genome size | Number of genes predicted | Organization | Year of completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caenorhabditis elegans |
Nematode | Model animal | 100 Mb | 19,000 | Washington University and the Sanger Institute | 1998 |
| Drosophila melanogaster | Fruit fly | Model animal | 165 Mb | 13,600 | Celera, UC Berkeley, Baylor College of Medicine, European DGP | 2000 |
| Homo sapiens ( see also Category:Personal genome sequenced) |
Human | 3.2 Gb | 20,251 (UniProt) | Human Genome Project Consortium and Celera Genomics | Draft 2001 Complete 2006 |
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| Anopheles gambiae |
Mosquito | Vector of malaria | 278 Mb | 13,683 | Celera Genomics and Genoscope | 2002 |
| Takifugu rubripes | Puffer fish | Vertebrate with small genome | 390 Mb | 22–29,000 | International Fugu Genome Consortium | 2002 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Sequenced Eukaryotic Genomes
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