Table 6

Rate of evolution of genes with male-, female- and non-biased expression on the neo-Y chromosome of D. miranda

Mean (median)

Number of genes

Functional (%)

dS neo-Y

dN neo-Y

dN/dS neo-Y

Male-biased

25

60.0

2.25 (1.56)

0.83 (0.67)

0.47 (0.31)

Female-biased

52

61.5

1.85 (1.53)

0.82 (0.64)

0.52 (0.39)

Non-biased

119

58.0

2.28 (2.03)

0.76 (0.71)

0.47 (0.33)

Bachtrog et al. Genome Biology 2008 9:R30   doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-2-r30