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Table 2 Means and standard deviations of the regression variables, by data set.

From: Alu repeats increase local recombination rates

Data Set

Numbers of Regions (Intervals)

Interval log10(ρ) (s.d.)

Interval length, bp (s.d.)

Regional log10(ρ)a (s.d.)

Interval G+C (s.d.)

Core motif count

(s.d.)

Ext. motif count

(s.d.)

Hot spot (s.d.)

AluY

(s.d.)

AluY length, bpb

(s.d.)

Diversity panel: Africa, fixed

14

-3.34

5,240

-3.44

0.383

1.00

0.323

0.131

0.141

291

 

(99)

(1.09)

(2,840)

(0.705)

(0.0664)

(1.55)

(0.636)

(0.339)

(0.35)

(48.4)

HapMap YRI, fixed

6,235

-3.60

4,210

-3.43

0.403

1.18

0.358

0.142

0.143

301

 

(43,645)

(0.844)

(1,270)

(0.837)

(0.0573)

(1.56)

(0.735)

(0.349)

(0.350)

(13.3)

HapMap CEU, fixed

5,344

-4.13

4,210

-3.96

0.403

1.18

0.357

0.142

0.143

301

 

(37,408)

(0.981)

(1,230)

(1.03)

(0.0570)

(1.56)

(0.741)

(0.349)

(0.350)

(13.1)

  1. a For each interval, the regional log10(ρ) is the weighted average taken over all intervals in the region, excluding that focal interval.
  2. b AluY length statistics are given for descriptive purposes. Only the presence or absence of an AluY is used as a regression variable.