Table 3 Structural and functional features of the 3B syntenic and non-syntenic genes

Mean genomic size

3,299 bp

3,008 bp

P value^a = 1.1e-4

Median genomic size

2,259 bp

1,907 bp

Mean CDS size

1,252 bp

1,150 bp

P value^a = 8.3e-3

Median CDS size

1,070 bp

1,044 bp

Mean number exons

4.8

3.6

P value^a = 3.2e-16

Median number exons

3

2

Expressed

83 %

74 %

P value^b = 1.8e-13

Mean number conditions expressed^c

12.0

9.2

P value^a <2.2e-16

Median number conditions expressed^c

15

10

Mean fpkm^c

260.8

142.0

P value^a <2.2e-16

Median fpkm^c

130.8

46.3

Mean number alternative splice variants

5.3

3.6

P value^c <2.2e-16

Median number alternative splice variants

2

1