Table 1 Gene model improvement in C. elegans and C. briggsae

Initial number of genes

20,140

19,522

Outmap genes replaced by predictions

0

9

Split genes

0

130

Merged genes

0

250

Predictions added because of split genes

0

262

Predictions added because of merged genes

0

124

Genes added because of new genes

52

191

Genes deleted because of special cases

0

7

Predictions added because of special cases

0

5

Final number of genes

20,192

19,717