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One size fits all? Direct evidence for the heterogeneity of genetic drift throughout the genome.
Biology letters - 1 Jul 2016
Jiménez-Mena Belén, Tataru Paula, Brøndum Rasmus F, Sahana Goutam, Guldbrandtsen Bernt, Bataillon Thomas
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Effective population size (Ne) is a central parameter in population and conservation genetics. It measures the magnitude of genetic drift, rates of accumulation of inbreeding in a population, and it conditions the efficacy of selection. It is often assumed that a single Ne can account for the evolution of genomes. However, recent work provides indirect evidence for heterogeneity in Ne throughout the genome. We...
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