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Table 1 Number of genes for the selected gene families in each of the studied genomes

From: A purely bioinformatic pipeline for the prediction of mammalian odorant receptor gene enhancers

Species

OR genes (whole)

OR genes (intact)

VR genes (whole)

VR genes (intact)

TAAR genes

FPR genes

TCR genes

Mouse

1364

1109

548

330

16

7

269

Rat

1363

1352

173

171

17

6

–

Human

779

404

63

3

9

3

–

  1. Gene families are odorant receptor (OR) genes, vomeronasal receptor (VR) genes, trace amine-associated receptor (TAAR) genes, formyl peptide receptor (FPR) genes and T-cell receptor (TCR) genes (just for the mouse)