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Table 2 Comprehensive list of chemosensory system genes among insects

From: Obligate mutualism within a host drives the extreme specialization of a fig wasp genome

 

C. solmsi

N. vitripennis

A. mellifera

S. invicta

A. pisum

T. castaneum

P. xylostella

P. humanus

Gr

6 (1)

58 (11)

13 (3)

NA

77 (2)

215 (25)

26

6

Or

46 (2)

301 (75)

174 (1)

297

79 (10)

307 (42)

83

10

Ir

11

10 (1)

9

NA

11

23

49

10

OBP

7

90

21

18

15 (1)

50 (1)

64

5 (1)

CSP

7

9

6

14

11 (1)

20 (1)

20

7 (1)

  1. Comparative data from references [2, 16, 31, 32, 90–92].
  2. Pseudogenes are in parentheses.
  3. A. mellifera: Apis mellifera; A. pisum: Acyrthosiphon pisum; C. solmsi: Ceratosolen solmsi; CSP, chemosensory protein; Gr, gustatory receptor; Ir, ionotropic receptors; N. vitripennis: Nasonia vitripennis; NA, not applicable; OBP, odorant binding protein; Or, olfactory receptor; P. humanus: Pediculus humanus; P. xylostella: Plutella xylostella; S. invicta: Solenopsis invicta; T. castaneum: Tribolium castaneum.