Segregating sites in Wright's island model.

doi:10.1006/tpbi.1997.1355

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Segregating sites in Wright's island model.

Theoretical population biology - 1 Apr 1998

Wakeley J

Abstract excerpt

Expressions for the expectation and variance of the number of segregating sites in samples from an island model of population subdivision are derived. For small samples, an arbitrary number of demes can be accommodated. Results for larger samples are derived under the assumption of an infinite nu...

Topics

Bias
Genetic Variation
Humans
Markov Chains
Models, Genetic
Polymorphism, Genetic
Reproducibility of Results

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