genetic identity

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Bar chart comparing genetic identity and genetic distance across five levels of Drosophila willistoni populations, from local populations to morphologically different species, with illustrations of fruit flies.

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Genetic differentiation during speciation
…is measured with two parameters—genetic identity (I), which estimates the proportion of genes that are identical in two populations, and genetic distance (D), which estimates the proportion of gene changes that have occurred in the separate evolution of two populations. The value of I may range between 0 and…
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…is measured with two parameters—genetic identity (I), which estimates the proportion of genes that are identical in two populations, and genetic distance (D), which estimates the proportion of gene changes that have occurred in the separate evolution of two populations. The value of I may range between 0 and…
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