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Table 1 Insertion/deletion rates inferred from the maximum likelihood analysis assuming different rates for external and internal branches.

From: The role of laterally transferred genes in adaptive evolution

Rate

Reversible

Deleted oncea

 

MLE

LnL

MLE

LnL

constant μ

1.18

-10875.4

1.08

-10991.8

μ1 = μ2 = μ3 = μ4 = μ5 = μ6 (external)

1.26

-10873.0

1.33

-10958.3

μ7 = μ8 (internal)

1.06

 

0.60

 
  1. aGenes can not be regained after deletion.