Table 2.
Number of syntenic homologs with significantly faster evolutionary rates compared to the remote similarity homolog
| Genome identifier | No. of syntenic homologs | No. of inconsistencies: syntenic versus highest similarity homologs | Significant asymmetric evolution events (AED) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human | 15295 | 37 | 21 |
| Chimpanzee | 12881 | 54 | 26 |
| Orangutan | 12286 | 121 | 82 |
| Macaque | 11447 | 59 | 37 |
| Horse | 11443 | 64 | 39 |
| Dog | 10486 | 59 | 30 |
| Cow | 12276 | 70 | 33 |
| Mouse | 10439 | 117 | 69 |
| Rat | 9261 | 126 | 65 |
| Opossum | 6231 | 65 | 41 |
| Chicken | 1027 | 166 | 99 |
| Medaka | 907 | 114 | 83 |
| Tetraodon | 701 | 111 | 63 |
| Total | 114680 | 1157 | 688 |
These may indicate putative asymmetric evolution after duplication (AED) events where the less similar gene copy retained the ancestral gene-neighbourhood.