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. 2014 Dec 19;14:373. doi: 10.1186/s12870-014-0373-5

Table 4.

Tests for positive selection among codons of GRAS genes using site-specific model

Model lnL Estimates of parameter a 2ΔlnL Positive selection sites b
M0(one-ratio) −82992.756 ω = 0.12433 3508.354 Not allowed
M3(discrete) −81238.579 p0 = 0.20058 ω0 = 0.03406 (M3vsM0)** None
p1 = 0.55607 ω1 = 0.10851
p2 = 0.23655 ω2 = 0.28245
M7(beta) −81023.838 p = 0.99909 q = 4.93337 0.002 Not allowed
M8(beta & ω) −81023.839 p0 = 0.99999 p = 0.99909 (M8vsM7) None
q = 4.93337 p1 = 0.00001
ω = 1.00000

Note: *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 (x 2 test).

aω was estimated under model M0,M3,M7, and M8; p and q are the parameters of the beta distribution.

bThe number of amino acid sites estimated to have undergone positive selection.