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Genealogies of rapidly adapting populations.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 8 Jan 2013
Neher Richard A, Hallatschek Oskar
Abstract excerpt
The genetic diversity of a species is shaped by its recent evolutionary history and can be used to infer demographic events or selective sweeps. Most inference methods are based on the null hypothesis that natural selection is a weak or infrequent evolutionary force. However, many species, particularly pathogens, are under continuous pressure to adapt in response to changing environments. A statistical framework...
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