Table 3 Mean and median nucleotide diversity ratios (adjusted for copy number and mutation rate differences) as compared with neutral expectation of 1 for comparisons of chromosomes for regions of low and ‘normal’ recombination

From: How closely does genetic diversity in finite populations conform to predictions of neutral theory? Large deficits in regions of low recombination

Chromosomal comparison

All estimates

Species means

 

Genetic diversity

Genetic diversity

 

Mean

Median

Mean

Median

Low recombination

 W:Aa or X

0.011±0.007

0.00

0.012±0.008

0.00

 Y:A or X

0.226±0.058

0.11

0.192±0.062

0.09

 Drosophila dot 4th: other A

0.082±0.032

0.06

0.068±0.020

0.06

 mtDNA: nuclear

1.018b±0.614

0.33b

1.026b±0.656

0.18b

 (minus outlier)

0.394±0.087

0.26

0.377±0.102

0.18

 cpDNA: nuclear

0.775±0.025

0.78

0.775±0.025

0.78

‘Normal’ recombination

 X:A

1.091±0.050

1.02

1.009±0.072

1.00

 Zc:A

0.363±0.100

0.40

0.363±0.100

0.40

 Drosophila dot 4th fused to another A:other A

1.180±0.131

1.28

1.220±0.120

1.22

  1. aAutosome.
  2. bOne outlier (see text).
  3. cZ recombination ∼40% that of autosomes.
  4. Means and medians are presented for all estimates and for the means of species.
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