Comparison of genetic distance measures using human SNP genotype data

Human Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-406

  Libiger, Ondrej ^a,b   Nievergelt, Caroline M ^c   Schork, Nicholas J ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavalli Sforza and Edwards distance; Genetic distance; Genetic distance measures; Human Genome Diversity Panel (HGDP); Latters distance; Migration history; Neis minimum distance; Neis standard genetic distance; Population genetics; Population substructure; Procrustes analysis; Reynolds distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149154218     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.081.0401     Document Type: Article

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