Table 3.

Genomic Distribution of RP Processed Pseudogenes

Genomic GC-content[i]
<37% 37–41% 41–46% 46–52% >52% Total
Number of functional
 RP genes[ii] 8623272286
RP gene density
 (per 100 Mb)0.980.613.28.323.42.73
Number of RP
 pseudogenes310601804318572090
Pseudogene density
 (per 10 Mb)3.86.1119.76.16.63

[i] Genomic regions grouped by their average GC content.

[ii] Including duplicated copies of the functional RP genes.