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. 2009 Dec 21;27(5):1087–1096. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msp318

Table 1.

π Estimates for mtDNA Pseudogenes and Protein-Coding Sequences.

Ψnad5-1 Ψnad5-2 PC Syn. Sites PC Nonsyn. Sites
Cb Clade I 0.0422 (0.0106–0.0781)a 0.0218 (0.0051–0.0411) 0.0151 (0.0027–0.0326) 0.0031 (0.0007–0.0089)
Cb Clade II 0.0035 (0.0004–0.0149) 0.0079 (0.0018–0.0202) 0.0115 (0.0027–0.0306) 0.0012 (0.0001–0.0043)
Cb Clade III 0.0399 (0.0120–0.0967) NAb 0.0268 (0.0085–0.0728) 0.0003 (0–0.0026)
C. sp. 5 0.0299 (0.0057–0.0951) NA ND ND

PC syn. sites, synonymous sites in protein-coding genes; PC nonsyn. sites, nonsynonymous sites in protein-coding genes; Cb, Caenorhabditis briggsae; C. sp. 5, Caenorhabditis sp. 5; ND, not determined.

a

Calculated π values are indicated on top with approximate 95% CIs shown below their respective values in parentheses.

b

NA indicates not applicable (Clade III and C. sp. 5 lack Ψnad5-2).