Population genetics theory predicts that X (or Z) chromosomes could play disproportionate
roles in speciation and evolutionary divergence, and recent genome-wide analyses have …

We employed deep genome sequencing of two parents and 12 of their offspring to estimate
the mutation rate per site per generation in a full-sib family of Drosophila melanogaster …

Genetic recombination affects levels of variability and the efficacy of selection because
natural selection acting at one site affects evolutionary processes at linked sites. The …

Genetic recombination associated with sexual reproduction increases the efficiency of
natural selection by reducing the strength of Hill–Robertson interference. Such interference …

The constant removal of deleterious mutations by natural selection causes a reduction in
neutral diversity and efficacy of selection at genetically linked sites (a process called …

A faster rate of adaptive evolution of X‐linked genes compared with autosomal genes can
be caused by the fixation of recessive or partially recessive advantageous mutations, due to …

Knowing the distribution of fitness effects (DFE) of new mutations is important for several
topics in evolutionary genetics. Existing computational methods with which to infer the DFE …

Codon usage bias (CUB), where certain codons are used more frequently than expected by
chance, is a ubiquitous phenomenon and occurs across the tree of life. The dominant …

Using data from 83 isolates from a single population, the population genomics of the
microcrustacean Daphnia pulex are described and compared to current knowledge for the …

Levels of variability and rates of adaptive evolution may be affected by hitchhiking, the effect
of selection on evolution at linked sites. Hitchhiking can be caused either by “selective …