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Table 1 Methylation profiles in blood and brain. Methylation density describing the proportion of methylated sites (>10 %) in the genome

From: Gene and transposable element methylation in great tit (Parus major) brain and blood

Site

Sample

Covered sites

Average methylation level for shared sites (%)

Methylated sites (>10 %)

Methylation density (%)

CpG

Blood

12208277

42.74

8567823

70.18

Brain

10565030

50.01

7714048

73.01

CHG

Blood

72303421

0.09

69783

0.10

Brain

56072687

1.35

1926491

3.44

CHH

Blood

171057234

0.09

175551

0.10

Brain

118239257

1.94

6506253

5.50