Correlation between alternative splicing and newly evolved exons
Mouse exon category | No. of new exons | Mean no. of ESTs | No. of total exons | % of new exons in each category | % of total new exons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutive | 360 | 11 | 22,683 | 1.6% | 13.4% |
| Major | 232 | 20 | 13,490 | 1.7% | 8.6% |
| Minor | 60 | 5 | 816 | 7.4% | 2.2% |
| Low | 742 | 3 | 22,846 | 3.3% | 27.5% |
| Singleton | 1301 | 1 | 11,204 | 11.6% | 48.3% |
| Total | 2695 | 5 | 71,039 | 3.8% | 100% |