Table 2

Average number of binding sites according to GO annotations

GO term

Number of genes

Average number of sites

P

Metabolism

511

2.02

0.02

Transferase activity

263

2.07

0.06

Amino acid metabolism

68

2.04

0.22

RNA metabolism

65

2.02

0.24

DNA metabolism

60

2.17

0.17

Binding

103

1.22

0.05

Protein modification

49

1.39

0.25

The overall average is 1.72. GO, Gene Ontology.

Bilu and Barkai Genome Biology 2005 6:R103   doi:10.1186/gb-2005-6-12-r103