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

Table 2.

P-values by the paired t-test for the heterogeneity of evolutionary rates

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




Vv Pt Vv Pt Vv Pt

At 5.09E-05 6.72E-04 1.66E-06 0.011 3.29E-06 1.37E-04
Mt 1.16E-06 7.74E-04 3.60E-08 3.07E-03 2.26E-05 1.59E-03

Non-Housekeeping Gene Families (111 Clades)

Comparison Pair d dN dS




Vv Pt Vv Pt Vv Pt

At 6.12E-07 6.24E-05 1.22E-03 0.045 6.58E-06 6.66E-05
Mt 5.32E-09 7.45E-06 1.07E-07 1.55E-05 2.79E-07 1.12E-03

Chloroplast Genes (34 Loci)

Comparison Pair d dN dS




Vv Pt Vv Pt Vv Pt

At 8.49E-08 8.09E-08 5.77E-03 0.243 1.48E-07 4.79E-04
Mt 1.22E-12 3.98E-10 2.00E-04 4.66E-03 2.96E-12 2.12E-09

The P-values of paired t-test in all 4 annual-perennial cross-comparisons suggest higher evolutionary rates in annuals than in perennials. The estimation of evolutionary rate is based on the ML method.