Table 2

CGI densities in chromosomes with different sizes in nine mammalian genomes

Chromosome size (Mb)
Number of chromosomes
CGI density/Mb ± SD

<25
5
29.7 ± 17.7
25-50
35
24.0 ± 13.2
50-75
47
21.7 ± 11.3
75-100
43
14.7 ± 7.4
100-150
49
11.7 ± 4.6
150-200
26
9.7 ± 2.6
>200
14
9.4 ± 3.6
Total
219
16.4 ± 10.5

SD, standard deviation.

Han et al. Genome Biology 2008 9:R79   doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-5-r79