Effects of selection at linked sites on patterns of genetic variability

B Charlesworth, JD Jensen - Annual review of ecology …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Patterns of variation and evolution at a given site in a genome can be strongly influenced by
the effects of selection at genetically linked sites. In particular, the recombination rates of …

[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 …

Efficient ancestry and mutation simulation with msprime 1.0

F Baumdicker, G Bisschop, D Goldstein, G Gower… - Genetics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Stochastic simulation is a key tool in population genetics, since the models involved are
often analytically intractable and simulation is usually the only way of obtaining ground-truth …

Inferring the Demographic History of Aye-Ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis) from High-Quality, Whole-Genome, Population-Level Data

JW Terbot, V Soni, CJ Versoza… - Genome biology and …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
The nocturnal aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis, is one of the most elusive lemurs
on the island of Madagascar. The timing of its activity and arboreal lifestyle has generally …

Modeling SARS-CoV-2 spike/ACE2 protein–protein interactions for predicting the binding affinity of new spike variants for ACE2, and novel ACE2 structurally related …

V Tragni, F Preziusi, L Laera, A Onofrio, I Mercurio… - EPMA Journal, 2022 - Springer
Aims The rapid spread of new SARS-CoV-2 variants has highlighted the crucial role played
in the infection by mutations occurring at the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain …

Inferring demographic and selective histories from population genomic data using a two-step approach in species with coding-sparse genomes: an application to …

V Soni, JD Jensen - G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2025 - academic.oup.com
The demographic history of a population, and the distribution of fitness effects (DFE) of
newly arising mutations in functional genomic regions, are fundamental factors dictating …

Sweepstakes reproductive success via pervasive and recurrent selective sweeps

E Árnason, J Koskela, K Halldórsdóttir, B Eldon - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Highly fecund natural populations characterized by high early mortality abound, yet our
knowledge about their recruitment dynamics is somewhat rudimentary. This knowledge gap …

Develo** an appropriate evolutionary baseline model for the study of SARS-CoV-2 patient samples

JW Terbot, P Johri, SW Liphardt, V Soni… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Over the past 3 years, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
has spread through human populations in several waves, resulting in a global health crisis …

SARS-CoV-2 entry into and evolution within a skilled nursing facility

NR Sexton, PJ Cline, EN Gallichotte, E Fitzmeyer… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the family Coronaviridae which includes multiple human pathogens
that have an outsized impact on aging populations. As a novel human pathogen, SARS-CoV …

A simulation framework for modeling the within-patient evolutionary dynamics of SARS-CoV-2

JW Terbot, BS Cooper, JM Good… - Genome biology and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The global impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
led to considerable interest in detecting novel beneficial mutations and other genomic …