Table 1. Number of super-repeats and alternatively spliced Z-repeats and predicted maximal length of a nebulin molecule in 53 analyzed species.

Species	Weight (log(kg))	Class	Super-repeats	Z-repeats	Length (nm)a
Eastern happy	0.06	Fish	21	7	974
Elephant shark	0.84	Fish	22	8	1,018
Northern pike	1.19	Fish	21	5	963
Perch	0.02	Fish	21	7	974
Thorny skate	0.38	Fish	22	10	1,029
Tilapia	0.3	Fish	21	7	974
Trout	1.09	Fish	23	9	1,062
Whale shark	4.0	Fish	24	11	1,111
Zebrafish	−3.60	Fish	21	5	963
Caecilian	0.0	Amphibian	25	10	1,144
Frog	−1.39	Amphibian	22	7	1,012
Alligator	2.56	Reptile	22	15	1,056
Turtle	−0.4	Reptile	26	12	1,194
Viper	1.0	Reptile	29	14	1,320
Chicken	−0.11	Bird	23	18	1,111
Crow	0.15	Bird	24	16	1,139
Falcon	0.04	Bird	23	14	1,089
Golden eagle	0.66	Bird	25	15	1,172
Hummingbird	−2.4	Bird	21	10	990
Kakapo	0.48	Bird	25	14	1,166
Lance tail manakin	−1.74	Bird	21	14	1,012
Zebra finch	−1.93	Bird	22	15	1,056
Camel	3.0	Mammal	31	13	1,392
Cheetah	1.54	Mammal	24	12	1,117
Cow	2.92	Mammal	27	11	1,227
Dromedary	2.66	Mammal	25	13	1,161
Ermine	−0.56	Mammal	25	11	1,150
Horse	2.9	Mammal	27	14	1,243
Koala	0.96	Mammal	25	15	1,172
Little brown bat	−2.04	Mammal	25	11	1,150
Mouse	−1.39	Mammal	25	11	1,150
Pale spear-nose bat	−1.44	Mammal	22	11	1,034
Pig	2.06	Mammal	25	11	1,150
Rabbit	0.51	Mammal	25	14	1,166
Rat	−0.34	Mammal	24	12	1,117
Ryukyu mouse	−1.94	Mammal	22	10	1,029
Shrew mouse	−2.0	Mammal	25	11	1,150
Vaquita	1.64	Mammal	26	9	1,177
Water buffalo	3.0	Mammal	27	11	1,227
Bonobo	1.66	Primate	22	12	1,040
Capuchin	0.29	Primate	23	12	1,078
Chimpanzee	1.7	Primate	31	13	1,392
Gelada	1.2	Primate	22	12	1,040
Gibbon	1.04	Primate	27	13	1,238
Gorilla	2.2	Primate	29	13	1,315
Human	1.92	Primate	29	13	1,315
Langur	1.2	Primate	25	14	1,166
Macaque	0.89	Primate	25	13	1,161
Night monkey	−0.23	Primate	25	12	1,155
Orangutan	1.96	Primate	29	13	1,315
Tarsier	−0.86	Primate	22	13	1,045

^aLength of nebulin (number of simple repeats × 5.5 nm).