Functional and evolutionary correlates of gene constellations in the Drosophila melanogaster genome that deviate from the stereotypical gene architecture

Table 5 Multivariate model fitting of genomic- and functional properties^a of genes to their evolutionary properties^b for male accessory gland protein genes [33].

Evolutionary property	Genomic and functional properties	Fitted model	R	P-value
Ka/Ks	Gene constellation (Const.)	-0.251 + 0.017 Const.	0.095	1.0 × 10^-6
	Gene function as male accessory gland protein (Acp)	-0.250 + 1.309 Acp + 0.017 Const.	0.103	1.0 × 10^-6
Ka	Gene constellation (Const.)	-0.294 + 0.020 Const.	0.111	1.0 × 10^-6
	X- versus autosomal linkage (Chr.)	-0.318 + 0.157 Chr. + 0.020 Const.	0.125	1.0 × 10^-6
	Gene function as male accessory gland protein (Acp)	-0.318 + 0.831 Acp + 0.158 Chr. + 0.020 Const.	0.127	1.0 × 10^-6
Ks	No significant model fit

^aSubset of properties chosen from Table 1 whose effect on the evolutionary dynamics of genes commonly appreciated
^bC.f. Table 2

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