Measures of Genetic Diversity
Genetic Diversity of a population can be assessed by some simple measures.
- Gene Diversity is the proportion of polymorphic loci across the genome.
- Heterozygosity is the mean number of individuals with polymorphic loci.
- Alleles per locus is also used to demonstrate variability.
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