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Table 2 Correlation between retrotransposon density and average chromosome size

From: Correlated evolution of LTR retrotransposons and genome size in the genus eleocharis

 

retrotransposon density (real-time PCR)

 

Ty1-copia

 

Ty3-gypsy

 

Helos1

 

Spearman correlation1

n

R

n

R

n

R

C /n -value

13

0.770**

13

-0.505

13

0.835**

Independent contrasts2

n

R

n

R

n

R

C /n -value

11

0.510

11

-0.461

11

0.571*

 

retrotransposon density (dot blot)

 

Ty1-copia

 

Ty3-gypsy

 

Helos1

 

Spearman correlation1

n

R

n

R

n

R

C /n -value

8

0.833*

8

-0.548

8

0.786*

Independent contrasts2

n

R

n

R

n

R

C /n -value

7

0.918**

7

-0.353

7

0.914**

  1. 1) "n" indicates the number of correlated values
  2. 2) "n" indicates the number of independent phylogenetic contrasts
  3. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01