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Table 2 Maximum likelihood estimates of the coefficient of functional divergence (θ) from pairwise comparisons between ependymin groups

From: Molecular evolution of the ependymin protein family: a necessary update

Comparisona

θ± SEb

LRTc

αd

FishBrain/MERPs

0.85 ± 0.12

52.20

1.12

FishTj/Basal

0.81 ± 0.15

28.60

1.96

MERPs/Basal

0.70 ± 0.21

11.27

1.20

FishBrain/Basal

0.63 ± 0.13

24.25

2.31

FishTj/MERPs

0.52 ± 0.09

30.02

0.90

FishBrain/FishTj

0.35 ± 0.09

14.13

1.21

  1. aThe number of sequences considered in each gene cluster for the program DIVERGE v1.04 [80, 81] was: FishBrain (32), FishTj (12), MERPs (17), and Basal (8). The Shark ependymin was not included neither in the FishBrain nor FishTj gene clusters.
  2. bSE, standard error.
  3. cLRT, likelihood ratio test.
  4. dα, Gamma shape parameter of rate variation among sites.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution

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