TABLE 4.
Patterns of the Dnet statistic as a corrected (relative) measure of sequence divergence between populations
| Pairwise comparisons | X-linked | SE | Autosomal | SE | χ2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States–Caribbean | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 4.63 | 0.03 |
| United States–West Africa | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.88 |
| United States–Zimbabwe | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.1 | 0.75 |
| Caribbean–West Africa | 0.19 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 4.05 | 0.044 |
| Caribbean–Zimbabwe | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 4.16 | 0.041 |
| West Africa–Zimbabwe | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.35 | 0.55 |
The Dnet values were square rooted for better fit to normal distribution. The sample size per location is 21 X-linked loci and 23 autosomal loci. Kruskal–Wallis test: X-linked—χ2 value = 36.6, P < 0.0001; autosomal—χ2 value = 30.2, P < 0.0001.