Table 8 Correlations between the three rRNA genes encoded in the 45S repeat unit in the Simons Simplex Collection.

From: Thousands of high-quality sequencing samples fail to show meaningful correlation between 5S and 45S ribosomal DNA arrays in humans

SSC (n = 7210)

y

x

Spearman

Spearman p-value

Linear model

Multiple R-squared

5.8S

18S

0.962

 < 2.2E−16

y = 1.131x + −49

0.928

28S

18S

0.943

 < 2.2E−16

y = 0.956x + −48

0.956

28S

5.8S

0.988

 < 2.2E−16

y = 0.849x + −7.5

0.981

  1. The Spearman correlation coefficient and linear models that describe the relationships between the 18S, 5.8S, and 28S copy numbers are shown.
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