A measure of Population Subdivsion Based on Microsatellite Allele Frequencies
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A measure of population subdivision based on microsatellite allele frequencies.
A new measure of the extent of population subdivision as inferred from allele frequencies at microsatellite loci is proposed and tested with computer simulations. This measure, called R(ST), is analogous to Wright's F(ST) in representing the proportion of variation between populations. It differs in taking explicit account of the mutation process at microsatellite loci, for which a generalized ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Genetics
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1943-2631
DOI: 10.1093/genetics/139.3.1463b