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Table 2 Distribution of 10-mers DUS in the genes showing phase variation and/or containing signal peptides

From: The impact of the neisserial DNA uptake sequences on genome evolution and stability

 

Number of genes

Number of DUSs

Expected

P value

N. meningitis Z2491

74

13

25

0.01

N. meningitis MC58

61

6

22

0.0004

N. meningitis FAM18

72

20

27

0.16

N. meningitis 8013

53

3

16

0.0008

  1. Expected values were computed taking into consideration the number and size of these genes relative to the average gene in the genome. P values were computed using χ2. DUS, DNA uptake sequence.
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Genome Biology

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