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. 1997 Mar 4;94(5):1866–1871. doi: 10.1073/pnas.94.5.1866

Table 1.

Nucleotide diversity and divergence, and age estimates based on haplogroup A sequences only

Population n* Ns Nucleotide diversity, 95% CI (%) Mean age, 95% CI (years)
10.3% rate 15% rate
Within π Expansion
 Amerind 44 32 0.85 (0.77–0.92) 41,067 (29,725–52,408) 28,199 (20,397–36,001)
 Na-Dene 24 19 0.83 (0.66–1.00) 40,238 (26,892–53,585) 27,630 (18,454–36,806)
 Eskimo 17 10 0.85 (0.73–0.98) 41,505 (29,145–53,864) 28,500 (20,000–37,000)
 Native Americans 85 57 0.89 (0.81–0.97) 43,339 (31,348–55,329) 29,759 (21,511–38,008)
 Chukchi 5 5 0.64 (0.41–0.87) 31,045 (17,233–44,858) 21,318 (11,827–30,809)
 Asia 10 10 1.38 (1.05–1.70) 66,795 (43,216–90,373) 45,866 (29,657–62,074)
Between dXY Divergence
 Amerind vs. Na-Dene 68 51 0.91 (0.80–1.03) 44,393 (31,513–57,272) 30,483 (21,639–39,327)
 Amerind vs. Eskimo 61 42 0.96 (0.88–1.03) 46,466 (33,728–59,204) 31,907 (23,160–40,654)
 Amerind vs. Chukchi 49 37 0.78 (0.67–0.88) 37,652 (26,632–48,672) 25,854 (18,287–33,422)
 Amerind vs. Asia 54 42 1.42 (1.23–1.61) 68,826 (48,605–89,047) 47,260 (33,375–61,146)
 Na-Dene vs. Eskimo 41 29 0.88 (0.77–1.00) 42,853 (30,274–55,432) 29,426 (20,788–38,064)
 Na-Dene vs. Chukchi 29 24 0.77 (0.64–0.90) 37,278 (25,637–48,919) 25,598 (17,604–33,591)
 Na-Dene vs. Asia 34 29 1.47 (1.27–1.67) 71,263 (50,270–92,257) 48,934 (34,519–63,349)
 Eskimo vs. Chukchi 22 15 0.77 (0.65–0.89) 37,354 (25,996–48,712) 25,650 (17,851–33,449)
 Eskimo vs. Asia 27 20 1.43 (1.25–1.61) 69,313 (49,151–89,474) 47,595 (33,751–61,439)
 Chukchi vs. Asia 15 15 1.08 (0.86–1.30) 52,213 (34,851–69,574) 35,853 (23,931–47,774)
 Native Americans vs. Asia 95 71 1.43 (1.25–1.62) 69,611 (49,326–89,897) 47,800 (33,871–61,729)

*Number of individuals. 

Number of different sequences.