TABLE 3.
Maximum-likelihood estimates of θsilent per nucleotide
| Model | θ1 (no. loci) | θ2 (no. loci) | θ3 (no. loci) | θ4 (no. loci) | ML | LRT | Pb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | 0.0092 (195) | −684.27 | |||||
| M2 | 0.0041 (128) | 0.0213 (67) | −485.77 | 397.00 | 0.000* (M1 vs. M2) | ||
| M3 | 0.0021 (63) | 0.0072 (82) | 0.0253 (50) | −441.11 | 89.32 | 0.104 (M2 vs. M3) | |
| M4 | 0.0011 (46) | 0.0051 (64) | 0.0122 (58) | 0. 0344 (27) | −422.86 | 36.49 | 0.671 (M3 vs. M4) |
| M195a | −388.69 | 68.33 | 0.959 (M4 vs. M195) |
*
Significant P-value (P < 0.05).
a
In the model with 195 different θ's, the value of each θ is not shown.
b
Probability calculated with a LRT distribution obtained by coalescent simulations.