Table 1.

Maximum likelihood estimates (MLE) for four features of Neandertal DNA sequences

Parameter	MLE	95% C.I.
Deamination, double-stranded DNA (δ̂)	0.0097	(0.0087, 0.011)
Deamination, single-stranded DNA (δ̂ss)	0.68	(0.65, 0.71)
Nick frequency per base (ν̂)	0.024	(0.017, 0.036)
Length of single-stranded overhangs (λ̂)	0.36	(0.35, 0.38)