Research Article

Ectopic Gene Conversions in the Genome of Ten Hemiascomycete Yeast Species

Table 6

Maximum flanking similarity of gene conversions in pre and post-WGD species.

GenomeOhnolog maximum flanking similarity (%)Paralog maximum flanking similarity (%)Wilcoxon test 𝑃 -value
Median1st quartile3rd quartileMinMaxMedian1st quartile3rd quartileMinMax

Post-WGD
 S. cerevisiae888494809795.69199801000.001
 S. paradoxus898394829790.38797.5801000.24
 S. mikatae87.58292819691.786.695.6811000.15
 S. kudriavzevii86.885.78885.78894939785990.07
 S. bayanus87.68592809892.98699811000.04
 C. glabrata84.58386838692.69099.5861000.08
 S. castellii8786888688938797851000.35

Pre-WGD
 K. lactisn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.9086978198n.a.
 D. hanseniin.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.9386.39780100n.a.
 Y. lipolytican.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.86.583.393.580100n.a.

𝑁 𝑜 𝑡 𝑒 . Wilcoxon two sample tests were used to detected differences between the median flanking similarities of ohnologs and paralogs. n.a.: not applicable.