Table 2 Size (bp) and mean value of the GC content (%) of the 5S rDNA repeat unit
Species | No. of clones | Repeat unit | Coding region | NTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length | GC | Length | GC | Length | GC | ||
D. semistriatus | 27 | 475–487 | 40.5 | 120 | 54.6 | 355–367 | 35.9 |
D. trunculus | 20 | 277–285 | 41.5 | 120 | 54.3 | 157–165 | 32.3 |
D. variegatus | 22 | 455–456 | 43.3 | 120 | 55.0 | 335–336 | 39.1 |
D. vittatus | 15 | 480–481 | 38.2 | 120 | 53.4 | 360–361 | 33.1 |