Species compared Number of No. of orthoogues (Ratio)
homologues p<0.01 p<0.05
Chimpanzee 1441 1088 (75.5) 1009 (70.0)
Gorilla 1434 1065 (74.3) 976 (68.1)
Orangutan 1404 929 (66.2) 907 (64.6)
Gibbon 1412 934 (66.1) 909 (64.4)
Macaque 1415 807 (57.0) 789 (55.8)
Marmoset 1307 534 (40.9) 498 (38.1)
Bovine 620 339 (54.7) 335 (54.0)
Dog 605 372 (61.5) 366 (60.5)
Mouse 522 331 (63.4) 325 (62.3)
Table 1: Predicted numbers of human miRNA gene homologues and orthologues in the genomes of other nine species.