FST in a hierarchical island model.

doi:10.1093/genetics/127.3.627

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FST in a hierarchical island model.

Genetics - 1 Mar 1991

Slatkin M, Voelm L

Abstract excerpt

It is shown that in a hierarchical island model, in which demes within a neighborhood exchange migrants at a much higher rate than do demes in different neighborhoods, hierarchical F statistics introduced by S. Wright can indicate the extent of gene flow within and between neighborhoods. At equil...

Topics

Animals
Emigration and Immigration
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Inbreeding
Mathematics
Models, Genetic
Rodentia

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