Retrovirology

Table 3 Estimates of genetic diversity of HIV-1 RT within mother sets and infant sets

From: Conservation of functional domains and limited heterogeneity of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase gene following vertical transmission

MOTHERS				INFANTS
	N	θ_w	θ_c			θ_w	θ_c
Mother B	12	0.015	0.038	Infant B	12	0.014	0.033
Mother C	12	0.025	0.058	Infant C	13	0.021	0.060
Mother D	11	0.017	0.042	Infant D	10	0.019	0.040
Mother F	14	0.012	0.029	Infant F	12	0.018	0.053
Mother H	14	0.020	0.020	Infant H1	11	0.009	0.016
				Infant H2	11	0.015	0.044
Totals	63	0.018	0.037		69	0.016	0.041

N – number of RT clones sequenced. θ_w – genetic diversity as calculated by the Watterson method; θ_c – genetic diversity as calculated by the Coelesce method. Totals were indicated as an average of all values.

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