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Table 1 Numbers of lysozyme g genes found in diverse vertebrates

From: Evolution of the vertebrate goose-type lysozyme gene family

 

Speciesa

Genes/CDSb

Range

Intactc

Mammals

63

125

1 - 4

100

Birds

13

22

1 - 3

21

Reptiles

6

22

1 - 6

17

Amphibians

3

4

1 - 2

3

Lobe-finned fish

1

2

2

2

Bony fish

30

57

0 - 11

37

Cartilaginous fish

1

0

0

0

Jawless fish

1

2

2

1

Total

118

234

0 - 11

181

  1. aNumber of species with identified genes or searched (if zero genes found).
  2. bNumber of unique genes or coding sequences found.
  3. cNumber of complete or near-complete open reading frames.