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Table 2 Percentage of amino acid differences in the alignment (± SD) in the three groups of proteins.

From: Fast sequence evolution of Hox and Hox-derived genes in the genus Drosophila

 

TOTAL

UNIQUE

REPETITIVE

T-test§

Hox

22.80 ± 10.44

18.22 ± 10.50

37.11 ± 12.33

 

Hox -derived

40.43 ± 18.26

39.00 ± 19.64

62.97 ± 24.08

***

Non- Hox

23.77 ± 10.81

23.38 ± 10.93

55.46 ± 31.35

 

ANOVA

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

 
  1. n.s. (P > 0.05), * (P < 0.05), ** (P < 0.01), *** (P < 0.001).
  2. § T-test for paired samples (unique vs. repetitive) on proteins having both types of regions [ABD-A, LAB, PB, BCD, ZEN, Ccp84Ac, CG13617, CG14290 and LAP (product of CG2520)].
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