 The greater the Fst value, the greater the genetic distance.Essentially, these low Fst values suggest that the majority of genetic variation is at the level of individuals within the same population group (~ 85%); whilst belonging to a different population group within same ‘race’/ continent, and even to different racial/ continental groups added a much smaller degree of variation (3–8%; 6–11%, respectively).One of the first scholars to perform genetic studies was Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza.