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Table 2 AIC model selection index to show how different models fit to the data.

From: Extensive purifying selection acting on synonymous sites in HIV-1 Group M sequences

Gene regions

Akaike Information Criterion index (AIC) per Model

 

Dual

Nonsynonymous

Constant

Gag

23862.95

23963.83

25889.10

Pol

41504.20

41668.99

45642.96

Vif

9794.65

9843.41

10502.37

Vpr

9581.57

9692.29

10869.78

Tat

2834.49

2878.99

3110.23

Vpu

11701.57

11832.41

12938.54

Env

45201.62

45422.72

48658.16

Nef

13984.66

14061.46

14986.75

  1. The Dual Model which allows dS to vary across sites has the lowest AIC (best fit to the data) for all 8 genes.