Promoter features related to tissue specificity as measured by Shannon entropy

Table 2 The list of tissues used in this study

GNF+GEA tissues	Comparison to EST	Hierarchical clustering
DRG	PNS	Nervous system
Trigeminal	CNS
Hippocampus	CNS
Amygdala	CNS
Frontal_cortex	CNS
Cortex	CNS
Striatum	CNS
Olfactory_bulb	CNS
Hypothalamus	CNS
Spinal_cord_lower	CNS
Spinal_cord_upper	CNS
Cerebellum	CNS
Eye	Eye
Spleen	Spleen	Immune System + trachea
Lymph_node	Lymph_node
Trachea	Trachea
Thymus	Thymus
Bone_marrow	Bone
Bone	Bone
Lung	Lung
Uterus	Uterus	Reproductive organs
Umbilical cord	Umbilical_cord
Placenta	Plancenta
Ovary	Ovary
Epidermis, snout_epidermis	Epidermis
Heart	Heart	Muscle
Skeletal_muscle	Skeletal_muscle
Adipose_tissue, brown_fat	Fat
Adrenal_gland	Adrenal_gland
Stomach	Stomach	Digestive tract
Bladder	Bladder
Small_intestine	Small_intestine
Large_intestine	Large_intestine
Gall bladder	Gall_bladder	Gall bladder, liver, and kidney
Liver	Liver
Kidney	Kidney
Salivary_gland	Salivary_gland
Thyroid	Thyroid
Mammary_gland	Mammary_gland
Prostate	Prostate
Testis	Testis
Tongue	Tongue
Digits	Digits

The list of tissues available in the mouse GNF+GEA survey, groupings of tissues used to compare microarray and EST-based entropy estimates, and tissue groups discovered by clustering tissues on the basis of genes expressed in common.

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