Calculation of Ka/Ks values

SG Shiqi Gao
LL Linzhi Li
XH Xiaolei Han
TL Tingting Liu
PJ Peng Jin
LC Linna Cai
MX Miaoze Xu
TZ Tianye Zhang
FZ Fan Zhang
JC Jianping Chen
JY Jian Yang
KZ Kaili Zhong
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The Ka/Ks ratio of homologous gene pairs was used to determine whether they were under selection. TaTa (T. aestivum–T. aestivum) gene pairs were treated as paralogs and TaOs (T. aestivum–O. sativa) pairs as orthologs. When Ka/Ks is greater than one, genes are subject to positive selection. A Ka/Ks of one implies neutral selection, and a Ka/Ks less than one indicates purifying selection. TBtools software was used to calculate Ka/Ks ratios and to estimate divergence times (T) according to T=Ks/(2× 9.1× 10− 9) Mya [33].

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