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If F(ST) does not measure neutral genetic differentiation, then comparing it with Q(ST) is misleading. Or is it?

Molecular ecology - 1 May 2011

Edelaar Pim, Björklund Mats

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The comparison between neutral genetic differentiation (F(ST) ) and quantitative genetic differentiation (Q(ST) ) is commonly used to test for signatures of selection in population divergence. However, there is an ongoing discussion about what F(ST) actually measures, even resulting in some alternative metrics to express neutral genetic differentiation. If there is a problem with F(ST) , this could have...

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PMID: 21410574
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05051.x

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