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Table 2 Suites of elements associated with Er10/Er15 subtypes

From: Extraordinary diversity among members of the large gene family, 185/333, from the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

   

cDNA-based alignment

Repeat-based alignment

Ex15/Er10 Subtype

Intron types

# Genes

# Exon Patterns

Elements Present*

# Exon Patterns

Elements Present+

a

γ

2

1

5, 6, 10, 11, 14–16, 20–24

1

3, 4, 7, 9–16, 18–25

b

α,β,ε

19

7

13–15, 19, 20

5

8–11, 14, 25

c

α

6

3

10, 13–17, 22

3

8–11, 14, 16, 17, 21, 22

d

α,ε

39

4

10, 13–20,

2

8–11, 14, 16, 17, 21–25

e

α,γ,δ

29

7

13–15, 19–20

4

8–11, 14, 25

f

β

4

2

12–17, 19–20

1

8–11, 14, 16, 17, 21, 23–25

g

γ

2

2

5, 6, 10, 11, 14–16, 20–22

2

3, 4, 7, 9–11

0

α,ε,γ

20

2

10, 18–22

1

22–25

  1. *Elements Ex1–4, 7–9, and 25 were omitted because they were present in all genes (Figure 2A)
  2. +Elements Er1, 2, 5, 6, 26, and 27 were omitted because they were present in all genes (Figure 6)
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