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Population genetics

a statistic comparing two estimates of genetic diversity from DNA sequences to test whether variation departs from neutral, constant-size expectations.

In population genetics, Tajima's D refers to a statistic comparing two estimates of genetic diversity from DNA sequences to test whether variation departs from neutral, constant-size expectations. This meaning comes from Tajima (1989) in Genetics.[1]

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Recovery means
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diversity3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs neutral2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs population4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Tajima, F. (1989). Statistical method for testing the neutral mutation hypothesis by DNA polymorphism. Genetics, 123(3), 585-595. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/123.3.585

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