Table 3

Total number of non-annotated genes that have one or more links to an annotated gene at the various distance thresholds

Threshold (bp)
Non-annotated genes with links
Non-annotated genes linked to one or more annotated genes

0
474
217 (14%)
25
786
412 (27%)
50
913
521 (34%)
75
1015
615 (40%)
100
1088
703 (46%)

The links from non-annotated genes to annotated genes may suggest biological functions for previously uncharacterized proteins.

Strong et al. Genome Biology 2003 4:R59   doi:10.1186/gb-2003-4-9-r59