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gdistance (version 1.6.4)

genDist: Genetic distances and coordinates of haplogroup R1b1b2 populations in Europe

Description

genDist: Genetic distances between 23 populations of Y-chromosome haplogroup R1b1b2 in Europe, calculated from haplotype microsatellite data (see source).

Arguments

Format

dist object (genDist) and data.frame (popCoord)

Details

The distance measure used is the negative logarithm of the shared proportion of alleles.

popCoord: Geographic coordinates of the same populations.

References

Balaresque P., et al. 2010. A predominantly Neolithic origin for European paternal lineages. PLoS Biology 8(1): e1000285.