Table 2.
Estimated time since divergence (MYA) | ||||
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R. catesbeiana | N. parkeri | X. tropicalis | ||
Estimated identity (%) | R. catesbeiana | – | 89.0 | 208.6 |
N. parkeri | 86.01 ± 3.32 × 10−4 | – | 208.6 | |
X. tropicalis | 79.16 ± 3.42 × 10−3 | 77.92 ± 2.51 × 10−3 | – |
k = 25, Sequences ≥ 500 bp
Note that R. catesbeiana and N. parkeri are hypothesized to share a common ancestor that diverged from the ancestor of X. tropicalis; this is reflected in the identical estimated time since divergence from the X. tropicalis ancestor for these two organisms