Table 3.

Estimation of population crossing-over and gene conversion rates

		*A. Whole LHB/CGB* region**
		Estonians			Han			Mandenka		Estonians
		All SNPs	≥10% MAF^d	All SNPs	≥10% MAF	All SNPs	≥10% MAF	All SNPs	>10% MAF
Maximum PAC likelihood estimates (Li and Stephens 2003)
	ρ^a (× 10⁴)	4.16	4.43	2.91	2.34	17.00	8.93	43.21	35.91
Composite likelihood estimates (Frisse et al. 2001; Hudson 2001)
L = 0^b	ρ (× 10⁴)	8.02	7.40	7.21	7.06	17.63	14.92	93.42	68.05
L = 30	ρ (× 10⁴)	6.38	6.25	6.60	6.53	12.29	10.38	68.05	56.17
	f^c	14	12.5	6	6	13	16	3	2
L = 50	ρ (× 10⁴)	6.36	6.21	6.55	6.53	12.29	10.32	67.36	54.63
	f	9	8	4	3.5	8	10	2	1.5
L = 100	ρ (× 10⁴)	6.41	6.23	6.55	6.49	12.12	10.17	57.96	52.83
	f	4.5	4	2	2	4.5	5.5	2	1
L = 250	ρ (× 10⁴)	6.41	6.13	6.82	6.68	12.18	10.11	35.96	34.58
	f	2	0.5	0.5	2.5	2	2.5	3	2
L = 500	ρ (× 10⁴)	6.49	6.20	6.49	6.42	11.80	10.25	16.11	17.74
	f	1	1	0.5	0.5	1	1.5	6.5	4

Segmental duplications and gene conversion: Human luteinizing hormone/chorionic gonadotropin β gene cluster