Statistical measures of genetic differentiation of populations: Rationales, history and current states | |
Ma, Liang1,2,3; Ji, Ya-Jie1; Zhang, De-Xing1,3,4 | |
刊名 | Current Zoology
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2015-10-01 | |
卷号 | 61期号:5页码:886-897 |
关键词 | Population structure and subdivision Coefficient of inbreeding Fixation index Gene identity Gene flow Non-equilibrium conditions Heterozygosity F-ST and selection |
ISSN号 | 1674-5507 |
英文摘要 | Population differentiation is a fundamental process of evolution, and many evolutionary studies, such as population genetics, phylogeography and conservation biology, all require the inference of population differentiation. Recently, there has been a lot of debate over the validity of F-ST (and its analogue G(ST)) as a measure for population genetic differentiation, notably since the proposal of the new index D in 2008. Although several papers reviewed or explored specific features of these statistical measures, a succinct account of this bewildering issue with an overall update appears to be desirable. This is the purpose of the present review. The available statistics generally fall into two categories, represented by F-ST and D, respectively. None of them is perfect in measuring population genetic differentiation. Nevertheless, they each have advantages and are valuable for current research. In practice, both indices should be calculated and a comparison of them can generate useful insights into the evolutionary processes that influence population differentiation. F-ST (G(ST)) has some unique irreplaceable characteristics assuring its standing as the default measure for the foreseeable near future. Also, it will continue to serve as the standard for any alternative measures to contrast with. Instead of being anxious about making choice between these indices, one should pay due attention to the equilibrium status and the level of diversity (especially H-S) of the populations, since they largely sway the power of a given statistic to address a specific question. We provide a multi-faceted comparative summary of the various statistics, which can serve as a basic reference for readers to guide their applications [Current Zoology 61 (5): 886-897, 2015]. |
资助项目 | Ministry of Science and Technology of China[2011CB808001] ; Chinese Academy of Sciences[XDB13030200] |
WOS研究方向 | Zoology |
语种 | 英语 |
出版者 | CURRENT ZOOLOGY |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000364409200010 |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.amss.ac.cn/handle/2S8OKBNM/21226] ![]() |
专题 | 中国科学院数学与系统科学研究院 |
通讯作者 | Zhang, De-Xing |
作者单位 | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Zool, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Appl Math, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing Inst Genom, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Natl Ctr Math & Interdisciplinary Sci, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Ma, Liang,Ji, Ya-Jie,Zhang, De-Xing. Statistical measures of genetic differentiation of populations: Rationales, history and current states[J]. Current Zoology,2015,61(5):886-897. |
APA | Ma, Liang,Ji, Ya-Jie,&Zhang, De-Xing.(2015).Statistical measures of genetic differentiation of populations: Rationales, history and current states.Current Zoology,61(5),886-897. |
MLA | Ma, Liang,et al."Statistical measures of genetic differentiation of populations: Rationales, history and current states".Current Zoology 61.5(2015):886-897. |
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