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Table 1 Comparison of nonsynonymous (d N) and synonymous (d S substitution rates in Plasmodium eba-175 region II)

From: Genetic evidence for contribution of human dispersal to the genetic diversity of EBA-175 in Plasmodium falciparum

Species

N

Length (bp)

d N

d S

d N/d S

P value

Human Plasmodium falciparum isolates

32

2,310

0.005 ± 0.001

0.002 ± 0.001

2.98

<2.2 × 10−16

 

32

390

0.010 ± 0.004

0.000 ± 0.000

N/A

N/A

Chimpanzee Plasmodium isolates

16

396

0.089 ± 0.013

0.110 ± 0.026

0.81

<2.2 × 10−16

Gorilla Plasmodium isolates

11

396

0.169 ± 0.019

0.207 ± 0.037

0.82

<2.2 × 10−16

Plasmodium reichenowi

5

393

0.003 ± 0.002

0.005 ± 0.005

0.47

0.32

  1. N/A not applicable.