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Table 8 Comparison of GC2/GC3 ratios for different classes of TE-derived and non TE genes (exons). Average GC2/GC3 ratios are compared for pairs of groups indicated using the Students' ttest.

From: Evaluating the protein coding potential of exonized transposable element sequences

Comparison groups

averages

df

t

P

TE-genes vs non TE-genes

0.82 vs 0.76

14800

7.4

1.2e-13

TE-exons vs non TE-genes

0.96 vs 0.76

14386

9.4

6.8e-21

Alu-exons vs other TE-exons

1.01 vs 0.95

345

1.9

6.2e-2

Alu-exons vs non TE-genes

1.01 vs 0.76

14106

8.2

3.9e-16