Testing the Chromosomal Speciation Hypothesis for Humans and Chimpanzees

Table 1.

Genomic DNA Sequence Divergence Between Humans and Chimpanzees


Chimpanzee BACs

Corresponding human chromosomes

Length (nt)a

% Divergence for BAC

% Divergence for chromosome

GC%
Rearranged chromosomes
   ac092859 1 132,507 0.76 0.76 44.7
   ac097335 2 98,048 1.60 1.83 37.7
   ac120781 2 165,984 1.64 43.2
   ac120782 2 82,520 1.99 46.7
   ac122175 2 73,988 2.70 41.0
   ac122731 2 83,811 2.04 42.1
   ac125393 2 102,840 1.43 37.4
   ac125392 4 163,428 0.90 0.90 37.5
   ac006582 12 136,913 1.17 1.18 37.6
   ac007214b 12 93,824 1.19 38.2
   ac123983 15 141,549 1.55 1.44 41.9
   ac120838 15 112,821 1.30 42.4
   ac097265 16 140,954 1.23 1.35 47.9
   ac097268 16 179,913 1.28 45.5
   ac113435 16 43,672 2.02 38.0
   ac097264b 17 78,904 0.92 0.92 46.3
   Subtotal 1,831,676 1.20 ± 0.14 41.8
Colinear chromosomes
   ac140949 7 141,018 1.16 1.19 40.5
   ac140950 7 171,457 1.34 37.8
   ac140951 7 128,809 1.13 39.5
   ac140952 7 169,376 0.97 38.3
   ac140953 7 174,528 1.36 40.8
   ac124148 10 149,881 1.34 1.30 42.8
   ac124219 10 12,520 2.52 39.2
   ac125391 10 91,167 1.08 42.1
   ac123982 19 109,950 1.28 1.28 44.6
   ac096630 20 126,851 1.35 1.35 44.1
   ac129098 22 104,792 1.47 1.56 47.3
   ac093571 22 72,564 1.68 46.3
   ac093573 22 182,860 1.51 50.1
   ac119407 22 101,211 1.53 46.4
   ac123980 22 101,606 1.70 40.1
   ac139189 Y 141,909 1.50 1.71 37.9
   ac139190 Y 91,398 1.61 36.4
   ac139192 Y 76,179 1.94 38.0
   ac139193 Y 25,946 1.47 39.5
   ac139194 Y 103,135 1.97 39.0
   Subtotal 2,277,157 1.40 ± 0.08 41.5
Subtotal (excluding Y) 1,838,590 1.34 ± 0.06 42.6
Total

4,108,833

1.29 ± 0.09
41.6
  • a Alignment length after the removal of gaps

  • b Located within rearranged regions

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