Table 1.
Number of genes assigned to each of the “Conservation Levels” annotated by Carvunis et al.3.
| Conservation level | Genes matching our dataset | After excluding dubious genes | After excluding genes that we found to be unique to S. cerevisiae | After excluding genes whose age we were unable to classify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (S. cerevisiae) | 143 | 35 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 (S. paradoxus) | 172 | 44 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 (S. mikatae) | 137 | 31 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 (S. bayanus) | 325 | 162 | 28 | 27 |
| 5 (S. castellii) | 94 | 88 | 53 | 53 |
| 6 (K. waltii) | 511 | 501 | 489 | 489 |
| 7 (C. albicans) | 411 | 405 | 398 | 398 |
| 8 (Y. lipolytica) | 81 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| 9 (N. crassa) | 499 | 491 | 483 | 482 |
| 10 (S. pombe) | 3935 | 3925 | 3918 | 3918 |