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G(ST) and its relatives do not measure differentiation.

Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2008

Jost Lou

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G(ST) and its relatives are often interpreted as measures of differentiation between subpopulations, with values near zero supposedly indicating low differentiation. However, G(ST) necessarily approaches zero when gene diversity is high, even if subpopulations are completely differentiated, and it is not monotonic with increasing differentiation. Likewise, when diversity is equated with heterozygosity, standard...

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PMID: 19238703
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2008.03887.x

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