Description

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

Format

dist object (genDist) and dataframe (popCoord)

Details

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

popCoord: Geographic coordinates of the same populations.

Source

Distances calculated from Table S1 in Balaresque et al. (2010). Coordinates from Table 1.

References

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