Table 1.

Difference in the Sizes of the Mouse andFugu Surfeit Genes (Including Intron Sizes) and the Amino Acid Homology Between their Predicted Protein Products

Gene Range of intron size difference between Fugu and mouse Difference in gene size between Fugu and mouse Percent amino acids identical between Fuguand mouse Percent amino acids similar between Fuguand mouse
Surf-1 2.4× increase to a  6.4× reduction Fugu 1.3× smaller  than mouse72.583.8
Surf-2 1.5× increase to a  7× reduction Fugu 1.7× smaller  than mouse42.361.3
Surf-3 4.6× increase to a  2× reduction Fugu 1.1× larger  than mouse91.795.1
Surf-4 7× reduction for all  introns Fugu 7.0× smaller  than mouse90.094.8
Surf-5 2× to 7× reduction Fugu 3.1× smaller  than mouse86.492.9
Surf-6 3.5× to 6× reduction Fugu 2.5× smaller  than mouse46.665.1