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Table 2 Genomic classes used in the study

From: Patterns of variation in cis-regulatory regions: examining evidence of purifying selection

Category Code

Category Description

CDS

Protein coding sequence regions

UTR

Protein coding untranslated regions

INTRON

Protein coding intronic regions

DHS

DNase hypersensitive regions

Genome Segmentations

 PROMOTER_w_TSS

Predicted promoter region including transcription start site

 PROMOTER_FLANK

Predicted promoter flanking region

 ENHANCER

Predicted enhancer

 W_ENHANCER

Predicted weak enhancer

 CTCF_ENRICHED

CTCF enriched elements

Transcription Factor Binding Sites

 TFGEN

General transcription factors

 TFCHR

Chromatin-modifying transcription factors

 TFSS

Sequence-specific transcription factors

 BHLH_FAM

Basic helix-loop-helix protein family

 BZIP_FAM

Basic leucine zipper family

 HMD_FAM

Homeobox-domain family

 NR_FAM

Nuclear hormone receptor family

 P53_FAM

P53-like transcription factor family

 WHTH_FAM

Winged helix-turn-helix family

 ZNF_FAM

Zinc finger protein family

Reference Regions

 NON_ANN

Non-annotated regions at least 200 kb away from CDS

 WHOLE_GENOME

Whole genome average