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Table 1 Mean divergence and GC content values for each class of DNA

From: Patterns of intron sequence evolution in Drosophila are dependent upon length and GC content

 

Divergence

GC Content

 

All

Short*

Long*

All

Short*

Long*

Introns

      

   All

0.093 (0.004)

0.110 (0.005)

0.070 (0.003)

0.357 (0.006)

0.345 (0.009)

0.371 (0.007)

   First

0.101 (0.005)

0.114† (0.006)

0.072† (0.006)

0.361 (0.010)

0.352† (0.013)

0.383† (0.011)

   Non-first

0.085 (0.005)

0.105† (0.009)

0.069† (0.004)

0.352 (0.007)

0.337† (0.012)

0.365† (0.008)

Synonymous sites

0.127 (0.019)

  

0.654 (0.014)

  
  1. Values are mean (standard error). *Introns were divided into two classes based on the median intron length (86 bp) [14]: short, ≤86 bp; long, >86 bp. †Divergence and GC content values did not differ between first and non-first introns when compared within long and short size classes.
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