Table 4.
Observed and expected numbers of genes that contain a preferred sequence or a mixed sequence
| Pattern | O | E | Z | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAAAAAAUG | 1725 | 337.3 | 75.6 | 1 |
| GCCGCCAUG | 841 | 113.5 | 68.3 | 2 |
| ACAGCAAUG | 190 | 142.1 | 4.0 | 523 |
| AACACCAUG | 242 | 215.6 | 1.8 | 1008 |
| GAAGCAAUG | 158 | 139.6 | 1.6 | 1093 |
| GCAACAAUG | 274 | 261.9 | 0.7 | 1398 |
| ACAACCAUG | 225 | 240.4 | −1.0 | 2302 |
| ACAGACAUG | 146 | 162.9 | −1.3 | 2473 |
| GCACAAAUG | 54 | 69.1 | −1.8 | 2718 |
| GCAAACAUG | 261 | 300.2 | −2.3 | 2946 |
| GACAACAUG | 226 | 269.4 | −2.6 | 3113 |
| GACACAAUG | 185 | 234.9 | −3.3 | 3345 |
| GAAACCAUG | 186 | 236.3 | −3.3 | 3349 |
| ACCACAAUG | 185 | 239.0 | −3.5 | 3438 |
| GAAGACAUG | 115 | 160.1 | −3.6 | 3465 |
| ACCAACAUG | 204 | 274.0 | −4.2 | 3655 |
| AACGCAAUG | 72 | 127.4 | −4.9 | 3788 |
| AACGACAUG | 67 | 146.1 | −6.5 | 3972 |
| GACGAAAUG | 68 | 159.2 | −7.2 | 4027 |
| ACCGAAAUG | 50 | 162.0 | −8.8 | 4075 |
These numbers were obtained from 219 496 genes in all of the 47 species examined.