Table 2.
Detected repeats in clock genes of blue tits
| Gene name | Sequence of repeat 5′→3′ | No. of alleles | Allele size (bp)/frequency | H Obs b,c | H Exp b,c | χ 2c | P c |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADCYAP1 | (CT)5TT(CT)12–16 | 7 | 162/0.44, 164/0.42, 163a/0.08, 166/0.03, 165a/0.01, 158/0.01, 160/0.003 | 0.68 | 0.62 | 2.24 | 0.13 |
| CLOCK | (CAA)2(CAG)5–9(CAA)1–2CAGCAA | 5 | 200/0.65, 203/0.18, 197/0.09, 206/0.07, 194/0.01 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 1.85 | 0.17 |
| CREB1 | (CA)6–7CC(CA)3(CC)0–1((CA)3CC)0–1 (CA)2–9TC/CC(CA)3 | 7 | 548/0.85, 546/0.05, 556/0.02, 540/0.02, 534/0.02, 550/0.01, 538/0.01 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 12.24 | 0.97 |
| NPAS2 | CAG(CAA)0–1(CAG)4–7(CAA)0–1CAGCAACAG(CAA)2 | 5 | 178/0.39, 181/0.21, 184/0.19, 175/0.19, 172/0.02 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 2.75 | 0.84 |
Sequences and the number of alleles are based on a sample of N = 148 presumably unrelated individuals
aAlleles with one base-pair difference in length are caused by at least one additional polymorphism next to the simple tandem repeat
bObserved (Obs) and expected (Exp) heterozygosity
cCalculated with Cervus 3.0 (http://www.fieldgenetics.com/pages/home.jsp)