authority: geo-bon
slug: genetic-differentiation
name: Genetic differentiation
domain: biodiversity
subdomain: genetic-composition
authority_id: geo-bon:genetic-differentiation
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: null
  cf_standard_name: null
  iadopt_concepts:
    property: null
    entity: null
  dwc_terms:
    - dwc:scientificName
    - dwc:taxonID
    - dwc:locality
    - dwc:materialSampleID
canonical_units: dimensionless
description: |
  Among-population genetic divergence, typically quantified through fixation
  indices (Fst, Gst, Jost's D) or differentiation across sampled localities.
  Tracks genetic connectivity, isolation by distance, and the partitioning of
  diversity across a species' range.
theme: biodiversity
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/what-are-ebvs/
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/genetic-composition/
  - Pereira et al. 2013, Science 339, 277-278 (doi:10.1126/science.1229931)