Testis cDNA Library Characterization
| Testis cDNA library[i] | |
| unamplified | 8 × 106pfu |
| amplified | 1.8 × 1012 pfu |
| mass excised | 4.7 × 1013 cfu |
| Insert characterization[ii] | |
| size selection | 1–7 kb |
| inserts >1 kb | 74% (n = 173) |
| no insert | <<1% (n = 3,408) |
| chimeric | 5% (n = 86) |
| initiating AUG present[iii] | 67% (n = 139) |
| longer (5′) than BDGP EST[ii] | 39% (n = 385) |
[i] Includes testis, vas deferens, and portions of ejaculatory apparatus and accessory glands.
[ii] n = number tested for indicated property.
[iii] Clones where: BLAST E-values versus nr or BDGP EST databases are <1E-20, orientation was plus/plus, and identity = 100%.