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Table 1 Gene characteristics of taxonomically restricted genes

From: Taxonomically restricted genes are associated with the evolution of sociality in the honey bee

 

Protein Size (aa)

Exon Number

Gene Size (nt)

GC Content (cds)

Transcripts

 

mean ± SE

mean ± SE

mean ± SE

mean ± SE

%

Orphans

142.55 ± 14.62

2.41 ± 0.10

2191.47 ± 440.52

36.89 ± 0.70

45.05

Hymenoptera

190.07 ± 19.97

2.89 ± 0.16

2690.57 ± 440.54

39.21 ± 1.29

51.32

Social Insect

314.62 ± 28.18

3.35 ± 0.18

7638.89 ± 4634.22

39.02 ± 1.03

47.57

H-conserved

366.61 ± 34.65

3.20 ± 0.16

3625.76 ± 314.46

41.50 ± 1.03

54.14

Insect

431.40 ± 25.27

5.35 ± 0.36

4456.40 ± 577.34

41.81 ± 0.60

81.43

Metazoa

620.15 ± 7.91

7.47 ± 0.08

10266.52 ± 354.80

38.30 ± 0.11

91.92

  1. H-conserved stands for Hymenoptera-conserved, while Insect stands for Insect-Specific.