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Table 2 Correlation of substitution rates in neighboring ancient repeats.

From: Measuring the prevalence of regional mutation rates: an analysis of silent substitutions in mammals, fungi, and insects

species1

species2

# of repeats

Pearson Correlation

p-value

Human

Macaque

5081426

0.32192

< 10-276

Dog

Cow

1378699

0.18829

< 10-276

Elephant

Tenrec

248577

0.12158

< 10-276

Rat

Mouse

231283

0.1292

< 10-276

  1. In all four mammalian pairs considered (human-macaque), (dog-cow), (elephant-tenrec), and (rat-mouse), the correlations were extremely significant (<10-276). This supports the widespread heterogeneity of mutation rates in mammalian genomes.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution

ISSN: 2730-7182

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