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. 2004 Dec 16;101(52):17946–17951. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0405919102

Table 3. Results of regression of between-group on within-group variance as a test for genetic drift.

Group Extant model Consistent with drift? Slope R2 P value
All hominins Chimpanzee Yes 0.59 0.54 0.11
Gorilla Maybe 0.31 0.14 0.07
Human Yes 0.51 0.31 0.18
Genus Homo Chimpanzee Yes 1.00 0.46 1.00
Gorilla Yes 0.14 0.01 0.25
Human Yes 0.99 0.54 0.98
All australopiths Chimpanzee No 0.30 0.22 0.02
Gorilla Maybe 0.30 0.12 0.09
Human Maybe 0.28 0.10 0.07
Robust australopiths Chimpanzee No 0.07 0.01 0.04
Gorilla Maybe 0.14 0.02 0.08
Human Yes 0.14 0.01 0.23