Prediction and estimation of effective population size.

doi:10.1038/hdy.2016.43

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Prediction and estimation of effective population size.

Heredity - 1 Oct 2016

Wang J, Santiago E, Caballero A

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Effective population size (Ne) is a key parameter in population genetics. It has important applications in evolutionary biology, conservation genetics and plant and animal breeding, because it measures the rates of genetic drift and inbreeding and affects the efficacy of systematic evolutionary forces, such as mutation, selection and migration. We review the developments in predictive equations and estimation...

Topics

Biological Evolution
Gene Frequency
Genetic Drift
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Genetics, Population
Inbreeding
Linkage Disequilibrium
Models, Genetic
Mutation
Population Density
Reproduction
Selection, Genetic

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PMID: 27353047
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2016.43
PMCID: PMC5026755

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