Table 2.
Number of genes in different biological processes with significantly higher FST (empirical P ≤ 0.05) in at least one SNP
| Biological process (gene number) | Pairwise population comparisons | Total | ||
| YRI vs. CEU | YRI vs. CHB+JPT | CEU vs. CHB+JPT | ||
| Apoptosis (147) | 20 (13.6%) | 32 (21.8%) | 17 (11.6%) | 46 (31.3%) |
| Blood circulation and gas exchange (13) | 1 (7.7%) | 2 (15.4%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (15.4%) |
| Blood clotting (40) | 7 (17.5%) | 6 (15.0%) | 5 (12.5%) | 9 (22.5%) |
| Homeostasis (9) | - | - | - | - |
| Immune response (151) | 20 (13.2%) | 19 (12.6%) | 10 (6.6%) | 35 (23.2%) |
| Lipoprotein metabolism (53) | 11 (20.8%) | 9 (17.0%) | 5 (9.4%) | 18 (34.0%) |
| Total (364) | 51 (14.0%) | 63 (17.3%) | 32 (8.8%) | 110 (30.2%) |