Table 2

The genes in which accelerated evolution might be driven by positive Darwinian selection

Gene ID

Description

Lineage^a

dN/dS

A

B

C

D

E

YDR197W

Mitochondrial translational activator of the COB mRNA

B

0.078

1.472

0.092

0.088

0.131

YER174C

Hydroperoxide and superoxide- radical responsive glutathione- dependent oxidoreductase

B

0.086

1.243

0.033

0.102

0.044

YFR041C

telomere maintenance

B

0.132

1.138

0.054

0.111

0.071

YGL119W

Protein required for ubiquinone (coenzyme Q) biosynthesis and for respiratory growth

B

0.045

4.607

0.044

0.073

0.078

YMR006C

glycerophospholipid metabolism

C

0.060

0.036

2.788

0.060

0.052

YPL248C

galactose metabolism; DNA- dependent regulation of transcription

C

0.175

0.240

1.078

0.145

0.170

^a: Lineage in which the accelerations of protein evolutionary rates occurred.

Kawahara and Imanishi BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007 7:9   doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-9