Review Article
DNA Methylation, Epigenetics, and Evolution in Vertebrates: Facts and Challenges
Table 1
Mammalian species analyzed for GC % and DNA methylation.
| Genus | Species | | GC % | 5mC % | |
| Tachyglossus | aculeatus | * | 48.9 | 1 | | Ornithorhynchus | anatinus | * | 48.5 | 1.2 | Monotremes |
| Monodelphis | domestica | * | 39.1 | 0.3 | | Didelphis | virginiana | * | 39.2 | 0.3 | | Macropus | rufus | * | 41.7 | 0.4 | | Macropus | robustus | * | 41.2 | 0.4 | | Vombatus | ursinus | * | 40.9 | 0.3 | | Potorous | tridactyla | * | 39.8 | 0.5 | Marsupials |
| Homo | sapiens | * | 42.8 | 0.7 | | Tupaia | montana | | 41.9 | 1.1 | | Hapalemur | griseus | | 41.4 | 0.9 | | Erinaceus | europaeus | | 45.5 | 0.5 | | Crocidura | russula | | 41.4 | 0.7 | | Cynocephalus | variegatus | | 40.6 | 0.9 | | Pteropus | sp. | * | 40.5 | 1 | | Noctilio | albiventris | * | 43.3 | 0.6 | | Artibeus | planirostris | * | 47.6 | 0.7 | | Hipposideros | galeritus | | 41.4 | 0.9 | | Rhinolophus | creaghi | | 41.5 | 0.8 | | Myotis | lucifugus | | 43.5 | 1 | | Chiroderma | salvini | | 41.4 | 0.9 | | Nycteris | thebaica | | 42.9 | 0.9 | | Chaerephon | pumila | | 41.4 | 0.9 | | Manis | sp. | | 42.4 | 0.6 | | Oryctolagus | cuniculus | | 44.3 | 0.9 | | Sciurus | vulgaris | | 39.5 | 0.6 | | Cricetus | norvegicus | * | 40.7 | 0.4 | | Spalax | sp. | | 38.4 | 0.6 | | Cavia | porcellus | | 39.7 | 0.7 | | Rattus | norvegicus | | 43.9 | 0.9 | | Procavia | capensis | | 41 | 0.7 | | Balaenoptera | physalus | | 41.3 | 0.9 | | Physeter | macrocephalus | | 41.9 | 1.1 | | Phocena | phocena | | 41.4 | 1 | | Canis | familiaris | | 41.1 | 0.7 | | Panthera | uncia | | 41.5 | 0.9 | | Equus | caballus | | 42.8 | 1 | | Sus | scrofa | | 44.6 | 0.8 | Placentals |
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Values with asterisk are from Varriale and Bernardi, unpublished data.
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