Allele frequency dynamics in a pedigreed natural population

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 116; no. 6; pp. 2158 - 2164
• Main Authors: Chen, Nancy, Juric, Ivan, Cosgrove, Elissa J., Bowman, Reed, Fitzpatrick, John W., Schoech, Stephan J., Clark, Andrew G., Coop, Graham
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 05.02.2019
• Series: From the Cover
• Subjects: Algorithms; Alleles; Animal behavior; Animal reproduction; Animals; Biological evolution; Biological Sciences; Birds - genetics; Breeding success; Computer simulation; Gene flow; Gene Frequency; Genetic diversity; Genetic drift; Genetic Variation; Genetics; Genetics, Population; Immigrants; Models, Genetic; Natural selection; Pedigree; PNAS Plus; Population; Population Dynamics; Population genetics; Population number; Population studies; Reproduction; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Survival; gene flow; population genetics; pedigrees; fitness; genetic drift

A central goal of population genetics is to understand how genetic drift, natural selection, and gene flow shape allele frequencies through time. However, the actual processes underlying these changes—variation in individual survival, reproductive success, and movement—are often difficult to quantif...