Table 3. Chromosomal distribution of genes encoding individual OR subfamilies.
Intact OR genes per locus*
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Loci per subfamily†
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Subfamilies per locus‡
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No. of OR genes | No. of loci | No. of subfamilies | No. of loci | No. of subfamilies | No. of loci |
0 | 13 | 156 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
1 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
3-8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||
11-17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||
23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
29 | 1 | 9-17 | 6 | ||
49 | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||
56 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
Number of OR gene loci with 0-56 intact OR genes
Number of subfamilies whose members are encoded at 1-3 loci
Number of loci that encode members of 1-35 subfamilies