Effects of population size change on the genetics of adaptation following an abrupt change in environment.

Abstract excerpt

Since the rediscovery of Mendelian genetics over a century ago, there has been much debate about the evolutionary importance of mutations with large phenotypic effects. While population genetic models predict that large-effect mutations will typically contribute to adaptation following an abrupt change in environment, the prediction applies to populations of stable size and overlooks the effects of population...

Topics

• Animals
• Genetic Fitness
• Selection, Genetic
• Population Density
• Models, Genetic
• Adaptation, Physiological
• Mutation
• Biological Evolution
• Genetics, Population