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. 2008 Jun;179(2):977–984. doi: 10.1534/genetics.108.089185

TABLE 3.

Maximum-likelihood estimation of protein-specific rate (λ) and genomewide dispersion (ω) parameters using Poisson and negative binomial models of substitution counts in yeast, Drosophila, and mammalian proteins

d.f. l.l. Estimated ω 95% C.I.
Yeast
Poisson (λ) 3081 −49,712.9
Negative binomial (λ, ω) 3082 −47,140.9 37.037 35.088, 39.216
Drosophila
Poisson (λ) 7174 −214,166.5
Negative binomial (λ, ω) 7175 −178,263.0 13.699 13.423, 13.986
Mammals
Poisson (λ) 8065 −256,628.0
Negative binomial (λ, ω) 8066 −179,484.9 3.494 3.435, 3.554

l.l., log likelihood.