Table 3

Percent GC of coding and noncoding sequences from D. willistoni, D. saltans and D. melanogaster

Adh^a

Sod^a

Per

Xdh^a

Amyrel^a

Ddc^a

Gpdh^a

Short Introns

Long Introns

D. saltans

52.6

45.9

54.9^b

43.5

27.1^c

30.6^c

D. willistoni

54.1

52.1

60.5^a

47.2

48.5

52.9

51.6

32.9^c

35.5^c

D. melanogaster

81.5

76.0

80.8^a

64.4

68.2

73.6

76.5

34.5^d

37.1^d

^aPercent GC at third position sites as reported by Rodriguez-Trelles et al. [22]

^bPercent GC at third position sites as reported by Rodriguez-Trelles et al. [23]

^cPercent GC from combined analysis of RpL32, Adh, Hsp83, Sod, Gpdh, Amyrel, Ddc, per and ry, as reported by Powell et al. [27]

^dPercent GC from 225 introns in D. melanogaster, as reported by Hadrill et al. [38]

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