出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/04 13:37 UTC 版)
Genetic distance refers to the genetic divergence between species or between populations within a species. It considers a variety of parameters used to measure the genetic distance. Smaller genetic distances indicate a close genetic relationship whereas large genetic distances indicate a more distant genetic relationship. Genetic distance can be used to compare the genetic similarity between different species, such as humans and chimpanzees. Within a species genetic distance can be used to measure the divergence between different sub-species.