Sex chromosome evolution: Molecular aspects of Y-chromosome degeneration in Drosophila

Table 2.

Observed numbers of nucleotide substitutions along the neo-X and neo-Y chromosomes at different classes of sites (excluding CycB and exu1)




neo-X

neo-Y

Ratio
Synonymous substitutions
   Total 237 342 1.44*
   P → U 108 193 1.79*
   U → P 42 42 1
   Neutral 87 107 1.23
Amino acid changes 80 364 4.6*
Noncoding substitutions
   Total 144 248 1.72*
   Introns 107 174 1.63
   5′ and 3′ flanking regions
37
75
2.03*
  • * p < 0.05 compared to neutral synonymous substitutions, using a Fisher's exact test

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