Table 4 A comparison of the Kn/Ksratios for paralogs and orthologs
| Â | Bacteria | Mammals |
|---|---|---|
All proteins | ||
   Paralogs | 0.346 ± 0.033 (0.301) | 0.451 ± 0.016 (0.257) |
   Orthologs | 0.164 ± 0.004 (0.128) | 0.131 ± 0.003 (0.131) |
Proteins with predicted signal peptides (probably secreted) | ||
   Paralogs | 0.352 ± 0.079 (0.137) | 0.476 ± 0.038 (0.239) |
   Orthologs | 0.184 ± 0.014 (0.118) | 0.197 ± 0.014 (0.174) |
Predicted membrane proteins | ||
   Paralogs | 0.342 ± 0.036 (0.185) | 0.448 ± 0.030 (0.246) |
   Orthologs | 0.162 ± 0.004 (0.107) | 0.142 ± 0.004 (0.132) |