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Table 3.

Difference between d_N ₋ d_S, K_N ₋ K_S and the neutral index from MK test

P. vivax	P. vivax/Plasmodium ssp
P. vivax	P. knowlesi	P. inui	P. coatneyi	P. cynomolgi	P. fragile	P.cyn/P.inu	P.kno/P.coa/P.fra
d_N ₋ d_S	K _N ₋ K _S
−0.002*	−0.011^β	−0.006^β	−0.006^β	−0.009^β	−0.010^β	−0.015^β	−0.025^β
	NI
	0.696	0.597	0.857	1.133	0.919

Non-synonymous substitution rate (d_N) and synonymous substitution rate (d_S) within P. vivax. Non-synonymous (K_N) and synonymous (K_S) divergence between P. vivax and phylogenetically close species. Neutrality index (NI) estimated by McDonald–Kreitman test using Jukes Cantor correction

P.cyn P. cynomolgi, P.inu P. inui, P.kno P. knowlesi, P.coa P. coatneyi, P.fra P. fragile

* p < 0.01

^β p < 0.001