A simple method for estimating genetic diversity in large populations from finite sample sizes

BMC Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Bashalkhanov, Stanislav ^a   Pandey, Madhav ^a   Rajora, Om P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOENZYME;

ACCURACY; ALLELE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONIFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATING SYSTEM; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NATURAL POPULATION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; PREDICTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SPRUCE; THUJA; WHITE PINE; WHITE SPRUCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PINACEAE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

ALLELES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VARIATION; MODELS, GENETIC; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PINACEAE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 73449106798     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-10-84     Document Type: Article

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