Table 2.

Results from the partial regression analysis^a

Feature	H. sapiens	P. troglodytes	M. mulatta	M. musculus	R. norvegicus	C. familiaris	B. taurus	E. caballus
LINEs	0.330	0.260	0.156	0.081	0.149	−0.441*	0.537*	0.132
SINEs	0.618*	0.901*	0.322	0.743*	0.816*	0.832*	0.666*	0.3562*
LTRs	−0.0218	0.034	0.001	0.452	0.121	−0.095	−0.620	−0.2172
DNA transp.	−0.233	−0.303	0.001	0.132	0.164	0.140	0.395	0.305
Simple repeats	−0.132	−0.156	0.127	−0.374	0.041	−0.339*	−0.542*	0.186
Gene deserts	0.533*	0.883*	0.532*	0.353	0.603*	0.837*	0.941*	0.513*

^aThe partial regression coefficients for the respective contribution to N_G/L_C is given for LINEs, SINEs, LTRs, DNA transposons, simple repeats, and gene deserts. The highest coefficient for each genome is shown in bold, and significant values (p > 0.01) are marked with an asterisk