Hierarchical structure of genetic distances: Effects of matrix size, spatial distribution and correlation structure among gene frequencies

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 233-240

  Rodrigues, Flávia Melo ^a   Diniz Filho, José Alexandre Felizola ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOENZYME;

ALGORITHM; ALLELE; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC DISTANCE; GEOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLATYHELMINTH; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 0031685382     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47571998000200010     Document Type: Article

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