Table 6 Counts (with percentages in parentheses) of constant versus variable sites partitioned according to the inferred hypervariable versus non-hypervariable regions (pooled) of the three 18S rRNA data sets
From: 18S rRNA variability maps reveal three highly divergent, conserved motifs within Rotifera
Data set | Region | Counts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Constant | Variable | ||
Bdelloidea | Not hypervariable | 1030 (60.5%) | 940 (55.2%) | 90 (5.3%) |
Hypervariable | 673 (39.5%) | 488 (28.7%) | 185 (10.9%) | |
All | 1703 (100.0%) | 1428 (83.9%) | 275 (16.1%) | |
Monogononta | Not hypervariable | 1111 (61.1%) | 944 (52.0%) | 167 (9.2%) |
Hypervariable | 706 (38.9%) | 411 (22.6%) | 295 (16.2%) | |
All | 1817 (100.0%) | 1355 (74.6%) | 462 (25.4%) | |
Rotifera | Not hypervariable | 1138 (57.8%) | 784 (40.0%) | 354 (18.0%) |
Hypervariable | 831 (42.2%) | 359 (18.2%) | 472 (24.0%) | |
All | 1969 (100.0%) | 1143 (58.0%) | 826 (42.0%) | |