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. 2002 Dec;12(12):1805–1814. doi: 10.1101/gr.631202

Table 4.

Biological Processes of Candidate Selection Genes

Gene ontogeny term High FST Low FST



Total number of terms 123  39 
Behavior 2 (1.6%) 1 (2.6%)
Cell communication 38 (30.9%) 15 (38.5%)
 Cell adhesion 6 (4.9%) 2 (5.1%)
 Cell-cell signaling 2 (1.6%) 1 (2.6%)
 Response to external stimulus 7 (5.7%) 3 (7.7%)
  Immune response 1 (0.8%) 2 (5.1%)
  Perception of external stimulus 6 (4.9%) 0 (0.0%)
 Signal transduction 21 (17.1%) 7 (18.0%)
Cell growth and/or maintenance 69 (56.1%) 11 (28.2%)
 Metabolism 43 (35.0%) 6 (15.4%)
  Protein metabolism and    modification 15 (12.2%) 0 (0.0%)
  Transcription 9 (7.3%) 2 (5.1%)
 Transport 12 (9.8%) 0 (0.0%)
Death 1 (0.8%) 2 (5.1%)
Developmental processes 10 (8.1%) 5 (12.8%)
 Embryogenesis and   morphogenesis 3 (2.4%) 5 (12.8%)
 Epigenetic control of gene   expression 2 (1.6%) 0 (0.0%)
 Reproduction 1 (0.8%) 0 (0.0%)
Physiological processes 3 (2.4%) 5 (12.8%)
 Pregnancy 1 (0.8%) 0 (0.0%)

See notes to Table 3