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Measures of divergence between populations and the effect of forces that reduce variability.

Molecular biology and evolution - 1 May 1998

Charlesworth B

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Wright's FST and related statistics are often used to measure the extent of divergence among populations of the same species relative to the net genetic diversity within the species. This paper compares several definitions of FST which are relevant to DNA sequence data, and shows that these must be used with care when estimating migration parameters. It is also pointed out that FST is strongly influenced by the...

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PMID: 9580982
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025953

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