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Table 2 Statistical correlations of various summary statistics concerning the data between the two populations.

From: The extent and importance of intragenic recombination

Comparison

Spearman's ρ

Kendall's τ

Recombination distances

0.59

0.75

Average recombination rates

0.50

0.66

Heterozygosities

0.19

0.28

Nucleotide diversities

0.55

0.71

Tajima's D statistic

0.20

0.29

Number of non-synonymous polymorphisms

0.66

0.75

Number of synonymous polymorphisms

0.67

0.74

  1. All correlation coefficients are statistically significant. Note, in particular, that the average recombination rates across the genes correlate well between the two populations.