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Table 3 Average estimates of ω with YN and MYN

From: Computing Ka and Ks with a consideration of unequal transitional substitutions

Number of codons

ω = 0.3

ω = 3

 

YN

MYN

YN

MYN

100

0.504

0.408

2.092

2.014

200

0.477

0.369

2.340

2.394

300

0.473

0.368

2.522

2.627

400

0.473

0.364

2.583

2.736

500

0.470

0.363

2.568

2.824

600

0.469

0.360

2.661

2.929

700

0.472

0.363

2.653

2.943

800

0.469

0.361

2.684

3.003

900

0.466

0.358

2.695

3.034

1000

0.473

0.361

2.671

3.006

  1. Note: The parameters used were κR = 10, κY = 1 and t = 1 for purifying selection (ω = 0.3), and κR = 1, κY = 10, and t = 0.1 for positive selection (ω = 3). The ω values were averaged over 1,000 pairs of simulated sequences.