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Table 1 Dependence of the clustering ratio, R, on rates of deletion, v, and horizontal transfer, h.

From: The advantages and disadvantages of horizontal gene transfer and the emergence of the first species

Row

Generation

v

h

R(mean ± std. err.)

1

0

0.0100

0.600

1.54 ± 0.02

2

15000

0.0051

0.200

1.95 ± 0.05

3

30000

0.0025

0.165

2.35 ± 0.07

4

45000

0.0019

0.073

2.59 ± 0.09

5

60000

0.0010

0.028

3.06 ± 0.13

6

75000

0.0006

0.021

3.85 ± 0.33

7

90000

0.0003

0.018

4.26 ± 0.27

8

105000

0.0002

0.012

4.66 ± 0.38

9

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0.0001

0.000

7.46 ± 0.87