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Table 1 GO analysis of biological processes with testis and epididymis-specific hypomethylated genes

From: Genome-wide promoter methylation profile of human testis and epididymis: identified from cell-free seminal DNA

Gene Ontology Term (GO:ID)

Number of genes

ESa

Ion transport (GO:0006811)

21

1.19

Phosphorylation (GO:0016310)

21

1.05

Cell adhesion (GO:0007155)

20

1.28

Defense response (GO:0006952)

18

1.26

Protein complex biogenesis (GO:0070271)

15

1.12

Sexual reproduction (GO:0019953)

14

1.14

Ectoderm development (GO:0007398)

11

2.47

Nitrogen compound biosynthetic process (GO:0044271)

11

1.15

Sensory perception of light stimulus (GO:0050953)

9

1.37

Second-messenger-mediated signaling (GO:0019932)

9

1.20

Organic acid transport (GO:0015849)

7

1.28

Regulation of hormone levels (GO:0010817)

7

1.25

Muscle contraction (GO:0006936)

7

1.22

Negative regulation of transport (GO:0051051)

6

1.01

  1. a ES stands for Enrichment Score value of GO identifiers (ID), it equals (−log10P). P stands for the significance testing value of GO ID.