GELSTATS: A Computer Program for Population Genetics Analyses Using VNTR Multilocus Probe Data

GELSTATS, a computer program for population genetics analyses utilizing genetic markers revealed with variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) multilocus probes, is described and made available (both as C++ source code and as an executable DOS program). The program calculates several population genetics...

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Main Authors: Steven H. Rogstad, Stephan Pelikan
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 1996-12-01
Series:BioTechniques
Online Access:https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/96216bc05
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description GELSTATS, a computer program for population genetics analyses utilizing genetic markers revealed with variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) multilocus probes, is described and made available (both as C++ source code and as an executable DOS program). The program calculates several population genetics parameters, including: (i) individual and population band numbers; (ii) population bands exhibiting complete linkage (redundant examples of such bands can be removed in subsequent analyses); (iii) similarity (fraction of bands shared) between individuals and average similarity within and between designated groups; (iv) estimated probability that two individuals chosen at random will have identical band profiles; (v) heterozygosity estimates for designated groups; and (vi) Fst estimates. Nonparametric permutation methods are used to assess the significance of differences in both within- and between-group similarity. A jackknife test for heterozygosity differences between groups is also computed. Examples of GELSTATS analyses illustrate some features of the program.
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title GELSTATS: A Computer Program for Population Genetics Analyses Using VNTR Multilocus Probe Data
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title_short GELSTATS: A Computer Program for Population Genetics Analyses Using VNTR Multilocus Probe Data
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