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Table 1 Transposable elements inserted nearby of 97 retrogenes and 13375 "canonical" genes

From: Evolutionary origin of regulatory regions of retrogenes in Drosophila

Gene region

Gene seta

Genes associated with TEsb

Proportion (%)

Fisher's exact test

5'UTR

Retrogene

1

1.03

P = 1.0000

 

"Canonical" genes

97

0.73

 

3'UTR

Retrogene

2

2.06

P = 0.2699

 

"Canonical" genes

139

1.04

 

2 kb upstream

Retrogene

7

7.22

P = 0.7198

 

"Canonical" genes

1189

8.89

 

2 kb downstream

Retrogene

12

12.37

P = 0.1338

 

"Canonical" genes

1085

8.11

 
  1. a "Canonical" genes refers to FlyBase genes annotated in the D. melanogaster release 3.2.1 [52].
  2. b TEs: transposable elements