Number of chromosomes Est. genome size (Mb) Number of genes Est. total transposable element content
 (% of the genome)
Total class I
 fraction-retroelements
 (% of the genome)
Known LTR elements
 (copia and gypsy)
 (% of the genome)*
LINEs
(% of the genome)
Total class II fraction-
DNA transposons
 (% of the genome)
Unknown repetitive elements
 (% of the genome)
Dicots
Arabidopsis thaliana 2n = 2x = 10 125 25 498 14.00 (18.50a) 7.50a 6.60a (1.40a + 5.20a) 0.90a 11.00a 0.50a
Poplar (Populus trichocarpa) 2n = 2x = 38 550 45 000 34.90 7.02 6.50 (1.60 + 4.90) 0.40 2.10 25.90
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) 2n = 2x = 38 475 30 434 41.40 17.04 11.56 (8.35 + 3.21) 2.54 0.43 ND
Papaya (Carica papaya) 2n = 2x = 18 372 28 629 51.90 42.80 33.30 (5.50 + 27.80) 1.10 0.60 8.50
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) 2n = 2x = 14 367 26 682 24.01 12.16 10.43 (ND) 1.74 1.24 11.64
Castor bean (Ricinus communis) 2n = 2x = 20 320 31 237 50.33 18.16 16.22 (4.77 + 11.45) 0.14 0.91 31.26
Soybean (Glycine max) 2n = 2x = 40 1115 46 430 58.74 42.24 41.99 (12.47 + 29.52) 0.25 16.50 ND
Medicago (Medicago truncatula) 2n = 2x = 32 550 48 066 30.50 26.50 9.80 (4.10 + 5.70) 2.20 3.40 0.60
Apple (Malus domestica) 2n = 2x = 34;
2n = 3x = 51
742 57 386 42.40 37.60 30.70 (5.50 + 25.20) 6.50 0.90 3.90
Arabidopsis lyrata 2n = 2x = 16 230 32 670 29.70 15.99 13.06 (ND) 2.93 4.80 ND
Brassica rapa 2n = 2x = 20 529 41 174 39.51 29.90 27.14 (ND) 2.82 3.20 5.89
Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) 2n = 2x = 14 240 34 809 22.81 16.37 15.93 (5.33 + 6.39) 0.36 6.44 ND
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) 2n = 2x = 20 430 28 798 25.70 17.70 ND ND 8.00 ND
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) 2n = 4x = 48 844 39 031 62.20 32.29 29.40 (ND) 2.25 3.94 27.82
Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) 2n = 2x = 22 833 46 750 51.67 19.18 18.01 (6.22 + 11.79) 1.11 4.53 27.96
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) 2n = 2x = 24 900 34 727 63.20 62.30 26.00 (6.30 + 19.70) 0.40 0.90 36.00
Flax (Linum usitatissimum) 2n = 2x = 30 370 43 384 24.29 20.62 18.10 (9.79 + 8.31) 2.21 3.80 ND
Cotton (Gossypium raimondii) 2n = 2x = 26 880 40 976 56.95 48.99 44.93 (11.10 + 33.83) 2.84 4.54 17.54
Cotton (Gossypium raimondii) 2n = 2x = 26 880 37 505 61.30 54.90 53.20 (5.90 + 18.80) 1.20 1.50 4.80
Sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) 2n = 2x = 18 367 29 445 20.50 18.21 17.61 (7.84 + 9.77) 0.40 2.28 0.04
Melon (Cucumis melo) 2n = 2x = 24 450 27 427 19.70 14.70 12.70 (5.50 + 7.20) 0.10 5.00 ND
Pear (Pyrus bretschneideri) 2n = 2x = 34 527 42 812 53.10 45.97 42.98 (16.90 + 25.50) 2.93 12.12 0.84
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) 2n = 2x = 16 738 28 255 49.41 45.64 45.00 (18.45 + 19.75) 1.67 9.32 3.17
Monocots
Rice (Oryza sativa) 2n = 2x = 24 389 37 544 34.79 19.35 14.75 (3.85 + 10.90) 1.12 12.96 1.80
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) 2n = 2x = 20 730 27 640 62.00 54.52 24.18 (5.18 + 19.0) 0.04 7.46 30.47
Maize (Zea mays) 2n = 2x = 20 2300 32 000 84.20 75.60 70.10 (23.70 + 46.4) 1.00 8.60 4.50
Brachypodium distachyon 2n = 2x = 10 355 25 532 28.10 23.33 20.91 (4.86 + 16.05) 1.94 4.77 0.48
Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) 2n = 2x = 36 658 25 059 ND ND ND ND ND ND
Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) (Inbred Yugu1) 2n = 2x = 18 510 29 000 40.00 25.00 ND ND ND ND
Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) (Accession Zhang gu) 2n = 2x = 18 510 38 801 46.30 31.60 29.30 (7.20 + 22.10) 1.80 9.40 5.40
Banana (Musa acuminata) 2n = 2x = 22 523 36 542 32.63 31.17 25.30 (8.28 + 17.02) 5.87 1.42 ND
Barley (Hordeum vulgare) 2n = 2x = 14 5100 30 400 58.89 52.83 26.64 (8.48 + 18.16) 0.58 5.25 0.81
* Numbers in parentheses are percentages of the genome accounted for by copia and gypsy, respectively.