Table 1 Prior distributions used to analyse microsatellite polymorphisms on the Y chromosome. The rejection algorithm [9] and BATWING [12] were run on each set of priors. Distributions were chosen based on past studies; the means for each distribution are given in brackets. μ is the mutation rate per locus per generation, N A is the ancestral population size, t0 is the time of start of exponential population growth in generations before present, r is rate of exponential population growth per generation
From: Demographic estimates from Y chromosome microsatellite polymorphisms: Analysis of a worldwide sample
Prior set | Derived from | μ prior [mean] | N A prior [mean] | t0prior [mean] | rprior [mean] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | Pritchard et al. (1999) | gamma (10, 12,500) [0.0008] | Log normal (8.5, 2) [36,000] | exp (0.001) [1000] | gamma (1, 200) [0.005] |
K | Kayser et al. (2000) | gamma (1, 416) [0.0024] | gamma (3, 0.003) [1000] | exp (0.001) [1000] | gamma (2, 400) [0.005] |
W | Wilson, Weale and Balding (2003) | gamma (18, 8,170) [0.0022] | Gamma (3, 0.001) [3000] | exp (0.001) [1000] | gamma (2, 400) [0.005] |
Z | Zhivotovsky et al. (2004) | gamma (1.5, 2,175) [0.0069] | gamma (3, 0.003) [1000] | exp (0.001) [1000] | gamma (2, 400) [0.005] |