Population genetics: A revision of the theory of coalescence
Keywords:
Populations genetics, coalescence, DNA sequences, gene genealogies.
Abstract
The theory of coalescence has become crucial within population genetics as it provides a conceptual framework for the study of historical processes that have affected populations and have led to the current distribution of genealogy of genes. Is based on a mathematical model of lineages separation and genetic drift, for analyze genetic variation as a stochastic process that describes how population genetic events, going back in time until a common ancestor. Besides the genealogies of genes have shown to be useful in diverse areas of biology, such as evolution, biogeography and conservation.
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Kimura, M. 1983. The Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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Kingman, J.F.C. 1982b. On the genealogy of large populations. Journal of Applied Probability 19:27-43.
Kuhner, M. K. 2008. Coalescent genealogy samplers: windows into population history. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24 (2):86-93.
Malécot, G. 1941. La consanguinité dans une population limitée. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris 222:841-843.
Malécot, G. 1948. Les Mathématiques de l'Hérédité. Masson, Paris. Extended translation: The Mathematics of Heredity. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman 1969.
Nielsen, R. y M. Slatkin. 2013. Inferring Population History and Demography. P. 77-105. En: An Introduction to Population Genetics: Theory and applications. Nielsen, R. y M. Slatkin (eds.). Sinnauer Associates, Sunderland, Massachusetts.
Nordborg, M. 2000. Coalescent Theory. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California. 1-37 pp.
Templeton, A. R. 2006. Populations Genetics and Microevolutionary Theory. Department of Biology. Washington University St. Louis, Missouri. Wiley. 705 pp.
Wakeley, J. 2010. Natural Selection and Coalescent Theory. Harvard University. 1-33 pp.
Published
2014-01-05
How to Cite
Esquivel Ramírez, A. (2014). Population genetics: A revision of the theory of coalescence. Pädi Boletín Científico De Ciencias Básicas E Ingenierías Del ICBI, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.29057/icbi.v1i2.505
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