| Species | Genome size (millions of base pairs) | Number of protein- |
|---|---|---|
| D. melanogaster | 200 | 13,733 |
| D. simulans | 162 | 15,983 |
| D. sechellia | 171 | 16,884 |
| D. yakuba | 190 | 16,423 |
| D. erecta | 135 | 15,324 |
| D. ananassae | 217 | 15,276 |
| D. pseudoobscura | 193 | 16,363 |
| D. persimilis | 193 | 17,325 |
| D. willistoni | 222 | 15,816 |
| D. virilis | 364 | 14,680 |
| D. mojavensis | 130 | 14,849 |
| D. grimshawi | 231 | 15,270 |
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Source: Drosophila 12 Genome Consortium, Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny, Nature 450:203–218, 2007. |
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