Yun‐Xin Fu, University of Texas at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Published online: May 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0001743
Genetic variation refers to identifiable genetic differences within and between individuals. A measure of genetic variation is a summary statistic of the amount and pattern of genetic variation.
Keywords: heterozygosity; segregating site; polymorphism; pairwise difference; F statistics
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| book Nei M (1987) Molecular Evolutionary Genetics. New York: Columbia University Press. | |
| book Weir BS (1996) Genetic Data Analysis II. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer. | |
| book Wright S (1978) Evolution and the Genetics of Populations, vol. 4: Variability within and among Natural Populations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. | |
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