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Table 4 Summary of parameter estimates and significance levels of the multivariate linear regression analysis for the CpG transition/transversion rate ratio (κ)

From: Substitution rate variation at human CpG sites correlates with non-CpG divergence, methylation level and GC content

 

Dataset A

Dataset B

Dataset C

 

Estimate

-log10(p)

Estimate

-log10(p)

Estimate

-log10(p)

Divergence

0.2574

15.20

0.1450

9.54

0.2093

8.46

Methylation level

0.1666

6.79

0.3116

> 15.70

0.8127

> 15.70

GC content

0.2478

13.98

0.0257

0.57

-0.1815

5.84

Transcription level

-0.1744

7.31

-0.0294

0.69

0.0871

1.77

Female recombination rate

-0.0321

0.48

0.0533

1.60

0.0210

0.25

Male recombination rate

0.0971

2.49

0.0642

2.13

-0.0130

0.14

Explained variance

3.97%

1.73%

17.73%

na

5,550

14,165

3,376

  1. Dataset A contains no CpG islands (CGIs) or DNase I hypersensitive sites (DHSs)), dataset B contains DHSs but no CGIs, and dataset C contains both CGIs and DHSs. aSample size.