Table 4.
The Evolutionary Rates (Ka, Ks, and the Ka/Ks ratio) of the Human–Chimpanzee and Human–Macaque 1:1 Orthologous Gene Pairs in H=C=M=1, H=C=M>1, and Dup-H≠C≠M Families.
| Human vs. Chimpanzee (median value) |
Human vs. Macaque (median value) |
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| Types of Gene Families | Ka | Ks | Ka/Ks | Ka | Ks | Ka/Ks |
| H=C=M=1 | 0.0030 | 0.0107 | 0.2727 | 0.0152 | 0.0658 | 0.2318 |
| H=C=M>1 | 0.0022 | 0.0109 | 0.2127 | 0.0115 | 0.0668 | 0.1728 |
| P value (H=C=M=1 vs. H=C=M>1)a | <10−11 | NS | <10−12 | <10−14 | NS | <10−15 |
| Dup-H≠C≠M (H≠C≠M; H,C,M>1) | 0.0050 | 0.0121 | 0.4237 | 0.0267 | 0.0859 | 0.3350 |
| P value (H=C=M>1 vs. Dup-H≠C≠M)a | <10−15 | <0.01 | <10−15 | <10−15 | <10−15 | <10−15 |
| P value (H=C=M=1 vs. Dup-H≠C≠M)a | <10−15 | <10−4 | <10−12 | <10−15 | <10−15 | <10−11 |
NOTE.—NS, not significant.
P values are estimated by using the two-tailed Wilcoxon rank sum test.