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Table 4 Rate of evolution of functional and non-functional genes on the neo-sex chromosomes

From: Genomic degradation of a young Y chromosome in Drosophila miranda

  

Mean (median)

Mean (median)

 

No. of genes

dS neo-X

dN neo-X

dN/dS neo-X

dS neo-Y

dN neo-Y

dN/dS neo-Y

All

209

1.54 (1.22)

0.31 (0.14)

0.24 (0.10)

2.18 (1.83)

0.81 (0.69)

0.50 (0.37)

Functional

122

1.51 (1.22)

0.22 (0.12)

0.19 (0.10)

2.19 (1.89)

0.61 (0.55)

0.38 (0.25)

Non-functional

87

1.58 (1.27)

0.44 (0.20)

0.31 (0.14)

2.17 (1.75)

1.11 (0.90)

0.67 (0.51)