[PDF][PDF] How can we resolve Lewontin's paradox?

B Charlesworth, JD Jensen - Genome biology and evolution, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We discuss the genetic, demographic, and selective forces that are likely to be at play in
restricting observed levels of DNA sequence variation in natural populations to a much …

The challenge and promise of estimating the de novo mutation rate from whole‐genome comparisons among closely related individuals

AD Yoder, GP Tiley - Molecular Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Germline mutations are the raw material for natural selection, driving species evolution and
the generation of earth's biodiversity. Without this driver of genetic diversity, life on earth …

[HTML][HTML] Accurate inference of population history in the presence of background selection

T Cousins, D Tabin, N Patterson, D Reich, A Durvasula - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
All published methods for learning about demographic history make the simplifying
assumption that the genome evolves neutrally, and do not seek to account for the effects of …

Headmen, shamans, and mothers: Natural and sexual selection for computational services

EH Hagen, ZH Garfield, AD Lightner - Evolution and Human Behavior, 2025 - Elsevier
Computer engineers face a dilemma. They must build systems with sufficient resources to
solve the most complex problems the systems are expected to solve, but the systems will …

An approximate likelihood method reveals ancient gene flow between human, chimpanzee and gorilla

N Galtier - Peer Community Journal, 2024 - peercommunityjournal.org
Gene flow and incomplete lineage sorting are two distinct sources of phylogenetic conflict,
ie, gene trees that differ in topology from each other and from the species tree …

Between fishing and farming: palaeogenomic analyses reveal cross-cultural interactions triggered by the arrival of the Neolithic in the Danube Gorges

Z Hofmanová, CS Reyna-Blanco, C de Becdelièvre… - BioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
While early Neolithic populations in Europe were largely descended from early Aegean
farmers, there is also evidence of episodic gene flow from local Mesolithic hunter-gatherers …

Life history effects on neutral diversity levels of autosomes and sex chromosomes

G Amster, G Sella - Genetics, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Life History Effects on Neutral Diversity Levels of Autosomes and Sex Chromosomes |
Genetics | Oxford Academic Skip to Main Content Advertisement Oxford Academic Journals …

Allele frequency dynamics under sex-biased demography and sex-specific inheritance in a pedigreed jay population

RMH Driscoll, FEG Beaudry, EJ Cosgrove… - Genetics, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Sex-biased demography, including sex-biased survival or migration, can alter allele
frequency changes across the genome. In particular, we can expect different patterns of …

[LIVRE][B] Disentangling mutation and selection in human genetic variation: promises and pitfalls

I Agarwal - 2021 - search.proquest.com
A subset of germline mutations that arise de novo each generation are deleterious and may
cause severe genetic diseases. Predicting where in the genome and how often we expect to …

Polymorphisms and Mutation Rate Estimates of Y-STRS And X-STRS in the Portuguese Population

MM Faustino - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Heterosomes have unique properties and characteristic inheritance modes, which make
them crucial to solve complex kinship cases, identify disaster victims and analyse mixtures …