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Table 2 Number of syntenic homologs with significantly faster evolutionary rates compared to the remote similarity homolog

From: Controversies in modern evolutionary biology: the imperative for error detection and quality control

Genome identifier

No. of syntenic homologs

No. of inconsistencies: syntenic versus highest similarity homologs

Significant asymmetric evolution events (AED)

Human

15295

37

21

Chimpanzee

12881

54

26

Orangutan

12286

121

82

Macaque

11447

59

37

Horse

11443

64

39

Dog

10486

59

30

Cow

12276

70

33

Mouse

10439

117

69

Rat

9261

126

65

Opossum

6231

65

41

Chicken

1027

166

99

Medaka

907

114

83

Tetraodon

701

111

63

Total

114680

1157

688

  1. These may indicate putative asymmetric evolution after duplication (AED) events where the less similar gene copy retained the ancestral gene-neighbourhood.