Population Genetics

Population genetics is the subfield of genetics that studies how allele frequencies within populations change over time as a result of evolutionary forces such as natural selection, genetic drift, mutation, and gene flow.

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11.6K

Parents

Evolutionary BiologyGeneticsMolecular Genetics

Children

Allele Frequency DynamicsAssortative MatingBalancing SelectionCoalescent TheoryConservation Population GeneticsDemographic HistoryEffective Population SizeEvolutionFounder EffectsGene Flow

Publications

70.6K

PLINK: A Tool Set for Whole-Genome Association and Population-Based Linkage Analyses

Shaun Purcell, Benjamin M. Neale, Katherine EO Todd-Brown et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics · 2007 · 36.1K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Genetics +13

Inference of Population Structure Using Multilocus Genotype Data

Jonathan K. Pritchard, Matthew Stephens, Peter Donnelly · Genetics · 2000 · 34.3K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biostatistics, Genetics +13

Detecting the number of clusters of individuals using the software <scp>structure</scp>: a simulation study

Guillaume Evanno, Sébastien Regnaut, Jérôme Goudet · Molecular Ecology · 2005 · 22.1K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biostatistics, Genetics +11

Introduction to Quantitative Genetics.

A. W. F. Edwards, D. S. Falconer · Biometrics · 1982 · 21.8K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Genetics +12

A global reference for human genetic variation

Richard Durbin, Peter Donnelly, Paul Flicek et al. · Nature · 2015 · 20K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +13

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Laurent Excoffier
University of Bern, Switzerland
132 publications · 83.6K citations
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Rasmus Nielsen
University of California, Berkeley, United States
135 publications · 33.2K citations
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Louis Bernatchez
Université Laval, Canada
195 publications · 21K citations
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Brian Charlesworth
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
174 publications · 29K citations
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Carlos D. Bustamante
Stanford University, United States
108 publications · 72.2K citations
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Genetics
3.1K publications · 484.7K citations
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
PNAS · 1K publications · 191.4K citations
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Evolution
3.3K publications · 338.1K citations
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Molecular Ecology
4.1K publications · 386.7K citations
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Science
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See also Population Genetics
Evolutionary Forces	Sexual Selection Natural Selection Gene Flow Genetic Drift Selective Sweeps Founder Effects Non-random Mating Genetic Hitchhiking Mutation Recombination
Core Models	Wright-fisher Model Breeder's Equation
Analytical Methods	Approximate Bayesian Computation Fixation Index Maximum Likelihood Estimation Hidden Markov Models Tajima's D Spatial Statistical Modeling Fisher’s Exact Test Cochran-mantel-haenszel Test Generalized Linear Mixed Models
Genetic Variation	Linkage Disequilibrium Fixation Index Nucleotide Diversity Hardy-weinberg Equilibrium Haplotype Blocks Site Frequency Spectrum Relatedness By Distance Heterozygosity Selection Cross-population Extended Haplotype Homozygosity Isolation By Distance
Applications	Crop Improvement Biodiversity Conservation Ancient Dna Nutrigenomics Genetic Clustering Infectious Disease Surveillance Genealogical Lineages