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Table 4 Estimated nucleotide diversity of SARS-CoV-2 across geographic regions

From: The origin and underlying driving forces of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak

Sample origin

Sample size

S

θ x 10−4

π x 10−4

Total

137

223

13.92

1.81

China

64

157

11.38

2.10

 Wuhan

24

41

3.76

1.16

 Rest of China

40

119

9.59

2.62

Rest of the World

73

81

5.71

1.52

 USA

17

28

2.84

1.71

 Rest of the World excluding USA

56

62

4.63

1.43

  1. S: Number of segregating sites
  2. θ: Nucleotide diversity based on Watterson [29]
  3. π: Nucleotide diversity based on Nei and Li [30]