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Table 2 Comparison of tree statistics among character setsa

From: Toward reconstructing the evolution of advanced moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia): an initial molecular study

 

A

B

A × B

Character set

Number of characters

Ave. Δ/character

Tree length

nt123

6,633(= 1.0)

35.17

233,312 (= 1.00)

nt12

4,422(0.67)

8.76

38,751 (0.17)

nt3

2,211(0.33)

99.79

220,645 (0.95)

nt2

2,211(0.33)

5.63

12,452 (0.05)

nt1

2,221(0.33)

15.64

34,579 (0.15)

noLRall2

1,631(0.25)

6.57

10,723 (0.05)

LRall2

580(0.09)

26.67

15,469 (0.07)

noLRall2 + nt2

3,842(0.58)

5.54

21,283 (0.09)

  1. a Based on likelihood analyses of 5-gene, 123-taxon character sets and subsets. The single constraint tree on which parameters are optimized is derived from analysis of nt123.
  2. A, number of characters; B, average number of substitutions per character across all branches; A × B, Tree length = number of substitutions for all characters across all branches. Numbers in parentheses represent comparisons to the nt123 values, defined as 1.0.
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