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. 2010 Nov 9;10:242. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-10-242

Table 1.

Sign-test for the annual-perennial comparison of evolutionary rates, estimated by the ML method

Nuclear Housekeeping Genes (85 Loci)
Comparison Pair d dN dS



Proportion P-Value Proportion P-Value Proportion P-Value

At vs. Vv 82.4% 5.86E-10 74.1% 4.91E-06 78.8% 4.21E-08
At vs. Pt 81.2% 2.62E-09 68.2% 5.08E-03 82.4% 5.86E-10
Mt vs. Vv 81.2% 2.62E-09 74.1% 4.91E-06 78.8% 4.21E-08
Mt vs. Pt 76.5% 5.15E-07 62.4% 0.015 74.1% 4.91E-06

Non-Housekeeping Gene Families (111 Clades)

Comparison Pair d dN dS



Proportion P-Value Proportion P-Value Proportion P-Value

At vs. Vv 77.5% 2.52E-09 59.5% 0.029 78.4% 7.09E-10
At vs. Pt 73.9% 2.45E-07 56.8% 0.092 79.3% 1.90E-10
Mt vs. Vv 80.2% 4.82E-11 80.2% 4.82E-11 76.6% 8.49E-09
Mt vs. Pt 77.5% 2.52E-09 71.2% 4.73E-06 74.8% 8.38E-08

Chloroplast Genes (34 Loci)

Comparison Pair d dN dS



Proportion P-Value Proportion P-Value Proportion P-Value

At vs. Vv 88.2% 3.08E-06 73.5% 4.52E-03 91.2% 3.83E-07
At vs. Pt 71.4% 0.012 64.7% 0.061 76.5% 1.47E-03
Mt vs. Vv 97.1% 2.04E-09 91.2% 3.83E-07 97.1% 2.04E-09
Mt vs. Pt 97.1% 2.04E-09 85.3% 1.93E-05 94.1% 3.47E-08

The proportion of genes showing higher evolutionary rate in annuals than in perennials and the P-value of sign-test in three different measures of the evolutionary rate (d, dN and dS) are listed in the table.