On the length distribution of external branches in coalescence trees: genetic diversity within species.

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Let Z(n) denote the length of an external branch, chosen at random from a Kingman n-coalescent. Based on a recursion for the distribution of Z(n), we show that nZ(n) converges in distribution, as n tends to infinity, to a non-negative random variable Z with density x--> 8/(2+x)(3), x>or=0. This result facilitates the study of the time to the most recent common ancestor of a randomly chosen individual and its...

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