Plants
Following are the five earliest sequenced genomes of plants. For a more complete list, see the List of sequenced plant genomes.
| Organism | Type | Relevance | Genome size | Number of chromosomes | Number of genes predicted | Organization | Year of completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabidopsis thaliana |
Wild mustard Thale Cress | Model plant | 119 Mb | 5 | 25,498, 27,400, 31,670 (UniProt) | Arabidopsis Genome Initiative | 2000 |
| Cyanidioschyzon merolae |
Red alga | Simple eukaryote | 16.5 Mb | 20 | 5,331 | University of Tokyo, Rikkyo University, Saitama University and Kumamoto University | 2004 |
| Oryza sativa |
Rice | Crop and model organism | 420 Mb | 12 | 32-50,000 | Beijing Genomics Institute, Zhejiang University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences | 2002 |
| Ostreococcus tauri | Green alga | Simple eukaryote, small genome | 12.6 Mb | 7,969 (UniProt) | Laboratoire Arago | 2006 | |
| Populus trichocarpa | Balsam poplar or Black Cottonwood | Carbon sequestration, model tree, commercial use (timber), and comparison to A. thaliana | 550 Mb | 19 | 45,555 | The International Poplar Genome Consortium | 2006 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Sequenced Eukaryotic Genomes
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