Table 4.
Resemblances between major groups of organisms categorized by branching order*
| Group | % identical | D† | Time,‡ Mya |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archaebacteria–Eukaryotes | |||
| All Pairs (n = 38) | 34.2 | 319 (275) | 3628 (3131) |
| Group A (n = 8) | 40.9 | 213 (190) | 2424 (2261) |
| Group B (n = 17) | 30.7 | 396 (307) | 4498 (3489) |
| Group C (n = 13) | 36.2 | 285 (223) | 3234 (2534) |
| Eubacteria–Eukaryotes | |||
| All Pairs (n = 34) | 37.4 | 259 (223) | 2947 (2534) |
| Group A (n = 8) | 32.1 | 352 (298) | 3994 (3386) |
| Group B (n = 14) | 42.1 | 193 (183) | 2188 (2080) |
| Group C (n = 12) | 35.6 | 274 (223) | 3110 (2534) |
| Archaebacteria–Eubacteria | |||
| All pairs (n = 38) | 37.8 | 273 (247) | 3105 (2807) |
| Group A (n = 8) | 36.1 | 290 (261) | 3292 (2966) |
| Group B (n = 17) | 31.6 | 353 (290) | 4015 (3295) |
| Group C (n = 13) | 46.8 | 158 (120) | 1796 (1364) |
*
See Table 1 for listing of group members. Boldface corresponds to sets actually used for determining divergence times.
†
See text for method of distance calculation. Values in parentheses are medians.
‡
Divergence times. Values in parentheses are from medians.