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Table 3 Summary of tissue-selective gene partitioning CG: Conserved gene, HS: Human-specific gene

From: Scope and limitations of yeast as a model organism for studying human tissue-specific pathways

Cluster name

# expressed genes

# TS genes

# CG (%)

# HS (%)

# unclassified (%)

Brain tissues

5936

891

273 (30.64 %)

401 (45.01 %)

217 (24.35 %)

Blood cells

6092

1093

460 (42.09 %)

385 (35.22 %)

248 (22.69 %)

Testis tissues

5358

328

119 (36.28 %)

126 (38.41 %)

83 (25.30 %)

Ganglion tissues

5278

274

76 (27.74 %)

136 (49.64 %)

62 (22.63 %)