Table 2

Gene definition of the most abundant contigs in the A. mexicanum EST libraries

Gene definition
Number of clones in contig

Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I
469
12S rRNA
445
Nuclear factor 7
332
Keratin type II
274
Keratin
211
Cytoplasmic β-actin
206

The gene with the highest number of clones identified was cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (469 clones in contig), followed by 12S rRNA (445) and nuclear factor 7 (332 clones in contig).

Habermann et al. Genome Biology 2004 5:R67   doi:10.1186/gb-2004-5-9-r67