The Genomic Structure of Arabidopsis thaliana
See background information about the structure of chromosomes. The genome of Arabidopsis thaliana consists of 5 chromosomes, one circular mitochondrial DNA, and a circular chloroplast DNA. Chromosomes are often drawn as in Figure 1 below: with a short and long arm and an intervening centromeric region. Figure 2 depicts the shapes and relative sizes of the A. thaliana chromosomes. Table 1 shows the size (in Mbp) and predicted number of genes for each chromosome.
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Figure 1 |
Figure 2 |
Table 1
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Chromosome |
Size (Mb) |
Predicted Genes |
|---|---|---|
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Chr1 |
30.4 |
7863 |
|
Chr2 |
19.7 |
5115 |
|
Chr3 |
23.5 |
6255 |
|
Chr4 |
18.6 |
4811 |
|
Chr5 |
27.0 |
7084 |
|
Mitochondria |
0.366 |
135 |
|
Chloroplast |
0.154 |
122 |
|
Total |
~120Mb |
31,385 |


