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Table 3 Comparing the gene structures between the intron-lost genes and intron-conserved genes in Caenorhabditis

From: Intron losses and gains in the nematodes

Species

Gene type

Gene number

Coding sequence length

Gene length

Intron number

Median (bp)

p-value

Median (bp)

p-value

Median

p-value

Cang

Conserved

682

767

PU = 10−67

1791

PU = 7 × 10−30

3

PU = 2 × 10−30

 

Lost

1534

1350

PBH = 10−66

2785

PBH = 3 × 10−29

5

PBH = 2 × 10−29

Cjap

Conserved

682

899

PU = 2 × 10−56

2860

PU = 6 × 10−31

4

PU = 4 × 10−24

 

Lost

672

1572

PBH = 9 × 10−56

4842

PBH = 6 × 10−30

6

PBH = 2 × 10−23

Cele

Conserved

682

1022

PU = 4 × 10−32

2673

PU = 5 × 10−15

5

PU = 3 × 10−13

 

Lost

274

1754

PBH = 10−31

4375

PBH = 10−14

7

PBH = 8 × 10−13

Ctro

Conserved

682

945

PU = 2 × 10−28

1586

PU = 10−14

4

PU = 3 × 10−12

 

Lost

246

1623

PBH = 3 × 10−28

2480

PBH = 3 × 10−14

6

PBH = 6 × 10−12

Cbre

Conserved

682

987

PU = 3 × 10−33

1956

PU = 2 × 10−15

5

PU = 4 × 10−14

 

Lost

225

1797

PBH = 9 × 10−33

3031

PBH = 8 × 10−15

6

PBH = 10−13

Clat

Conserved

682

999

PU = 10−7

2098

PU = 9 × 10−6

5

PU = 10−5

 

Lost

38

1733

PBH = 2 × 10−7

3742

PBH = 10−5

8

PBH = 2 × 10−5

Crem

Conserved

682

1010

PU = 5 × 10−5

2255

PU = 0.0005

5

PU = 0.0007

 

Lost

27

1488

PBH = 6 × 10−5

3695

PBH = 0.0006

7

PBH = 0.0008

Csin

Conserved

682

987

PU = 5 × 10−22

1893

PU = 2 × 10−12

5

PU = 3 × 10−12

 

Lost

142

1794

PBH = 8 × 10−22

3111

PBH = 4 × 10−12

7

PBH = 6 × 10−12

Cnig

Conserved

682

1017

PU = 10−5

2260

PU = 0.0078

5

PU = 0.0002

 

Lost

35

1584

PBH = 10−5

2889

PBH = 0.0080

8

PBH = 0.0002

Cbri

Conserved

682

1040

PU = 0.0045

2714

PU = 0.0080

5

PU = 0.0141

 

Lost

6

1880

PBH = 0.0045

5108

PBH = 0.0080

8

PBH = 0.0141

  1. Cang C. angaria, Cjap C. japonica, Cele C. elegans, Ctro C. tropicalis, Cbre C. brenneri, Clat C. latens, Crem C. remanei, Csin C. sinica, Cnig C. nigoni, Cbri C. briggsae, conserved intron-conserved genes, lost intron-lost genes, PU the p-value obtained in Mann–Whitney U test, PBH the p-value adjusted by Benjamini–Hochberg procedure