Table 2. Paralogous gene sets implicated in outer spore wall formation.

ORF	Gene	Sporulation-induceda	% Similarityb
Lds set:
YAL018c	LDS1	Y	53% w/RRT8
YOL047c	LDS2	Y	38% w/LDS1
YOL048c	RRT8	N	58% w/LDS2
Osw4/6 set:
YJL038c	OSW4/LOH1	Y	50% w/OSW6
YJL037w	OSW6/IRC18	Y
Dtr set:
YBR180w	DTR1	Y	59% w/QDR3
YIL120w	QDR1	N	48% w/DTR1
YBR043c	QDR3	N	48% w/QDR1
Gat set:
YLR013w	GAT3	Y	70% w/GAT4
YIR013c	GAT4	Y
Osw/She set:
YFR039c	OSW7	Y	48% w/SHE10
YGL228w	SHE10	N
Npp set:
YCR026c	NPP1	N	57% w/NPP2
YEL016c	NPP2	Y
Fet set:
YDR506c	GMC1	Y	52% w/FET5
YMR058w	FET3	N	50% w/GMC1
YFL041w	FET5	Y	65% w/FET3
Rog set:
YGL144c	ROG1	Y	63% w/ROG1
YDL109c		N
Pes set:
YFR023w	PES4	Y	59% w/MIP6
YHR015w	MIP6	Y

^aIndicates whether the transcript is induced during sporulation [55].

^b% similarity is based on comparison of the two sequences using BLASTP [56].