Table 2 Corrected waiting times for single nucleotide substitutions, and strings of 2–8 nucleotides
From: The waiting time problem in a model hominin population
String Length | Average number of instances before fixation | Average waiting time to 1st instance (yrs) | Average waiting time to effective instance (yrs) | Average duration of amplification stage (yrs) | Total average waiting time (yrs) | 95 % confidence intervals for total average waiting time (yrs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 27.4 | 1.89 × 105 | 1.52 × 106 | 1.65 × 104 | 1.53 × 106 | 4.03 × 105 |
2 | 15.0 | 2.79 × 107 | 8.40 × 107 | 1.72 × 104 | 8.41 × 107 | 2.01 × 107 |
3 | 6.8 | 2.20 × 108 | 3.76 × 108 | 1.73 × 104 | 3.76 × 108 | 6.98 × 107 |
4 | 12.6 | 8.30 × 108 | 1.22 × 109 | 1.93 × 104 | 1.22 × 109 | 1.72 × 108 |
5 | 9.0 | 1.70 × 109 | 2.31 × 109 | 1.44 × 104 | 2.31 × 109 | 4.98 × 108 |
6 | 8.2 | 3.16 × 109 | 4.24 × 109 | 1.62 × 104 | 4.24 × 109 | 1.02 × 109 |
7 | 6.4 | 5.52 × 109 | 8.59 × 109 | 1.71 × 104 | 8.59 × 109 | 2.16 × 109 |
8 | 9.3 | 1.11 × 1010 | 1.85 × 1010 | 1.69 × 104 | 1.85 × 1010 | 7.25 × 109 |