Table 3.

Estimated rates of chromosomal evolution

Genomes under comparison
Estimated # of rearrangements (largest 95%Cl)
Estimated divergence time (Myr)
Rate of chromosomal evolution (rearrangements/Myr/genome)
A. thaliana vs. A. lyrata [10, 13] 3.8–5.8a –0.9–1.7
A. thaliana vs. Capsella spp.
[10, 12]
–10b
–0.5–0.6

For calculation see Methods.

Within the Bayesian 95% Cl estimate of the # of rearrangements, parsimony estimates are denoted in bold numbering.

a After Kuittinen and Aguade (2000)

b After Koch et al. (2000, 2001)