Table 2.
Immediate gene adjacency is conserved across widely divergent eukaryotes
| Species | Protein Coding Genes | Ribosomal Protein Genes | Adjacent RPs | P-Value | RRB Genes | Adjacent RRBs | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
S. cerevisiae |
5,797 |
180 |
24 |
1.1x10-4 |
282 |
44 |
4.1x10-4 |
|
N. crassa |
10,082 |
115 |
22 |
3.9x10-15 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
A. nidulans |
9,541 |
132 |
16 |
1.5x10-7 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
H. sapiens |
22,287 |
144 |
6 |
2.8x10-3 |
118 |
0 |
7.1x10-1 |
|
D. melanogaster |
13,601 |
165 |
6 |
1.1x10-1 |
110 |
0 |
8.3x10-1 |
|
C. elegans |
19,735 |
86 |
6 |
1.1x10-5 |
106 |
6 |
1.6x10-4 |
|
A. thaliana |
26,207 |
387 |
46 |
1.0x10-14 |
111 |
2 |
6.9 x10-2 |
|
T. thermophila |
27,424 |
63 |
6 |
1.9x10-8 |
92 |
2 |
2.4x10-2 |
|
P. falciparum |
5,268 |
160 |
21 |
2.4 x10-4 |
100 |
4 |
6.0x10-4 |
|
G. lamblia |
6,470 |
66 |
2 |
1.5x10-1 |
94 |
0 |
3.2x10-1 |
| N. gruberi | 15,727 | 130 | 2 | 3.6x10-1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |