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

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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...

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