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Table 1 Number of genes under for positive selection in the seven lineages and number of positive genes in OMIM

From: The role of positive selection in determining the molecular cause of species differences in disease

Lineage

n

m

p value

Human

54

8

0.5919

Chimpanzee

162

26

0.4190

Hominid

56

13

0.0753

Mouse

65

11

0.4032

Rat

89

18

0.1242

Murid

81

21

0.0087*

Dog

97

21

0.0577

All

511

99

0.0067*

  1. Number of genes under positive selection at p < 0.05 (n); Number of genes under positive selection in OMIM (m) and p value from a binomial test to look for over-representation of PSGs within OMIM.
  2. * p < 0.01
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BMC Ecology and Evolution

ISSN: 2730-7182

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