TABLE 2.
Characteristics of alignment sets
| Alignment | No. of species | Lengtha |
|---|---|---|
| 8 genes | 19 | 4,792 |
| 7 genes + UL15 exon 2 | 20 | 4,580 |
| 5 genes | 21 | 2,648 |
| Genes UL27 and UL30 | 28 | 1,223 |
| Genes UL15 and UL27 | 20 | 1,087 |
| Gene UL27 | 41 | 554 |
| Gene UL30b | 32 | 669 |
| 30 | 754 | |
| Gene UL2 | 25 | 183 |
Number of amino acids after trimming and degapping.
Two UL30 alignments were used, the longer omitting ILTV and MDV2 (which had unique deletions).