Table 3 The number of occurrences of the GUACAUUA and its single nucleotide degenerate variants is examined in Paramecium and four additional species (T. thermophila, D. melanogaster, A. thaliana and H. sapiens).
From: Evolutionary dynamics of a conserved sequence motif in the ribosomal genes of the ciliate Paramecium
Species | Number of ribosomal 3'UTRs | GUACAUUA (count) | GUACAUUA single nucleotide degenerate variants (count)†|
|---|---|---|---|
P. tetraurelia | 472 | 100 (1) | 246 (38) |
T. thermophila | 81 | 1 (1) | 16 (35) |
D. melanogaster | 186 | 1 (2) | 19 (37) |
A. thaliana | 432 | 2 (3) | 28 (77) |
H. sapiens | 283 | 1 (3) | 43 (83) |