Table 5.

Observed and Expected Numbers of Symmetrical Class 2 Domains in the Human Genome[i]

Category Comb. Obs. Exp. P
2 exon domains
 Domain (367)0–03116.1<0.02
1–1194156.9<10−4
2–2107.40.33
235 180.4 <10−7
 Domain family (74)0–010.68.60.47
1–121.514.6<0.05
2–22.83.4n.d.
34.9 26.6 <0.05
3 exon domains
 Domain (155)0–02318.10.22
1–15038.5<0.05
2–263.8n.d.
79 60.4 <0.01
 Domain family (63)0–012.711.70.75
1–112.38.30.14
2–23.52.6n.d.
28.5 22.5 0.12
4 exon domains
 Domain (115)0–02418.90.2
1–13320.9<10−3
2–233n.d.
60 42.8 <10 −3
 Domain family (49)0–010.19.60.86
1–19.55.90.11
2–210.6n.d.
20.6 16.1 0.17
5 exon domains
 Domain (70)0–02522.80.57
1–152.7n.d.
2–201.9n.d.
30 27.4 0.52
 Domain family (39)0–01512.40.37
1–13.51.9n.d.
2–201n.d.
18.5 14.3 0.16
6 exon domains
 Domain (75)0–02722.80.29
1–164.3n.d.
2–233.1n.d.
36 30.2 0.17
 Domain family (43)0–016.714.60.5
1–12.72n.d.
2–22.31.6n.d.
21.7 18.2 0.28

[i] Total numbers of domains and families in each category are indicated in parentheses. Summed symmetrical combinations are shown in boldface. The expected values were calculated based on the frequencies of flanking intron phases. (Comb.) Combinations; (Obs.) observed; (Exp.) expected.