Table 4.

Substitution Rate Comparison of cDNAs From the Adult and Embryo Library


cDNA

Substitution rate

Adult

Embryo

Adult/embryo ratio

P value
All dS 0.281 ± 0.0072 (n = 356) 0.270 ± 0.0075 (n = 381) 1.0 0.289
dN 0.030 ± 0.0026 (n = 356) 0.020 ± 0.0021 (n = 381) 1.5 0.001
dN/dS 0.093 ± 0.0068 (n = 356) 0.070 ± 0.0058 (n = 381) 1.3 0.006
Orphan dS 0.344 ± 0.0157 (n = 70) 0.323 ± 0.0240 (n = 31) 1.1 0.460
dN 0.063 ± 0.0082 (n = 70) 0.069 ± 0.0189 (n = 31) 0.9 0.861
dN/dS 0.172 ± 0.0177 (n = 70) 0.182 ± 0.0345 (n = 31) 0.9 0.943
Nonorphan dS 0.266 ± 0.0079 (n = 286) 0.265 ± 0.0078 (n = 350) 1.0 0.971
dN 0.022 ± 0.0022 (n = 286) 0.016 ± 0.0013 (n = 350) 1.4 0.060

dN/dS
0.073 ± 0.0086 (n = 286)
0.060 ± 0.0052 (n = 350)
1.2
0.161

[i] Mean and standard errors of the mean are given. Significance of differences were tested using Student's t.