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Isolation by distance in human populations *
Author(s) -
MORTON N. E.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
annals of human genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1469-1809
pISSN - 0003-4800
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1977.tb00200.x
Subject(s) - isolation by distance , isolation (microbiology) , range (aeronautics) , population , biology , evolutionary biology , demography , engineering , bioinformatics , genetic structure , sociology , aerospace engineering , genetic diversity
Malécot's theory of isolation by distance under 'continuous' migration is shown to fit acceptably to various human populations. Although it provides a less complete and reliable prediction of population structure than migration matrices, it is applicable to a greater range of structures and data.