Table 4.
Relative Branch Lengths for Different Topologies of the Metazoan Tree
|
Branch length relative to human |
C |
E |
W |
∼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worm | 2.13 ± 0.10 | 1.54 ± 0.08 | 2.00 ± 0.19 | 2.03 ± 0.14 |
| (1.97—2.31) | (1.37—1.69) | (1.53—2.19) | (1.78—2.28) | |
| Fly | 1.21 ± 0.04 | 1.06 ± 0.05 | 1.37 ± 0.15 | 1.06 ± 0.05 |
|
|
(1.11—1.27)
|
(0.98—1.17)
|
(1.14—1.59)
|
(1.01—1.20)
|
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The lengths of the fly and worm branches are given relative to the human branch length, which was assumed equal to 1. Median ± standard deviation and 95% confidence interval (in parentheses) are indicated. The tree topologies are designated as in Table 3.
