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Table 3 Distance ( d ) to nearest MSL binding site for X-linked genes

From: Population and sex differences in Drosophila melanogaster brain gene expression

   

Number of reads with:

Expression

Genes

Median d(bp)

d= 0 bp (%)

d< 3 kb (%)

d< 10 kb (%)

Male-biased

39

157*

19 (49)

31 (79)**

35 (90)**

Female-biased

13

4,795**

1 (8)

5 (38)

7 (62)

Unbiased

2,089

1,593

771 (37)

1,164 (56)

1,446 (69)

  1. Differences in d between male-biased (or female-biased) and unbiased genes were tested by a Wilcoxon test. Differences in the proportion of genes in each category were tested by Fisher’s exact test. *P < 0.01, **P < 0.001.
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BMC Genomics

ISSN: 1471-2164

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