| More complex proteins, with greater length, more long introns and exons, and more transcripts |
Simpler, shorter gene structure |
| Higher expression levels at all stages before juvenile |
Lower expression levels at all stages before juvenile |
| Older evolutionary age |
Younger evolutionary age |
| Transferase or ligase enzyme activity |
Hydrolase enzyme activity |
| Phosphorylated and acetylated proteins |
N- glycosylated proteins |
| Intracellular proteins |
Secreted proteins |
| Nuclear proteins |
Extracellular and membrane-bound proteins |
| Involved in developmental processes, such as: morphogenesis, proliferation, transcription, differentiation and cell division |
Involved in extracellular interactions, such as: responses to stimuli, immune system, aging, signal transduction and transport |
| DNA binding functions |
Transport functions |
| Central positions in protein-protein interaction networks |
Peripheral positions in protein-protein interaction networks |
| Less likely to be housekeeping or tissue enriched genes |
More likely to be housekeeping or tissue enriched genes |
