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Genetic Drift

Known as: Genetic Divergence, drifts genetic, Genetic Differentiation 
The random change of the occurrence of a particular gene in a population, genetic drift is thought to be one cause of speciation when a group of… 
National Institutes of Health

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Biological EvolutionEvolution, NeutralGene FrequencyGenetic Polymorphism

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Genetic SelectionVariation (Genetics)

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Genetics, Population

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Alleles in space (AIS): computer software for the joint analysis of interindividual spatial and genetic information.
Genetic analyses of natural populations have historically relied on statistical procedures based on the concept that distinct… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
STOCHASTICITY OVERRULES THE “THREE-TIMES RULE”: GENETIC DRIFT, GENETIC DRAFT, AND COALESCENCE TIMES FOR NUCLEAR LOCI VERSUS MITOCHONDRIAL DNA
Abstract Palumbi et al. (2001) proposed a “three-times rule” that uses mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences to predict… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Fine‐scaled geographical population structuring in a highly mobile marine species: the Atlantic cod
Compared with many terrestrial and freshwater environments, dispersal and interbreeding is generally much less restricted in the… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
The Evolutionary Biology and Population Genetics Underlying Fungal Strain Typing
SUMMARY Strain typing of medically important fungi and fungal population genetics have been stimulated by new methods of tapping… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Comparative analysis of microsatellite and allozyme markers: a case study investigating microgeographic differentiation in brown trout (Salmo trutta)
A comparative study between microsatellite and allozyme markers was conducted on natural populations of resident brown trout… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Physiological mechanisms of evolved desiccation resistance in Drosophila melanogaster.
We investigated physiological characters associated with water balance in laboratory populations of Drosophila melanogaster… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Testing the Adaptive Plasticity Hypothesis: Density-Dependent Selection on Manipulated Stem Length in Impatiens capensis
In plants, stem elongation at high density in response to vegetation shade is hypothesized to be an example of adaptive… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Heritability of two morphological characters within and among natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster.
Heritabilities of wing length and abdominal bristle number, as well as genetic correlations between these characters, were… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Evolution in closely adjacent plant populations
SummaryThe evolution of reproductive isolation along a cline was investigated using a computer simulation of 10 linearly arranged… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
POPULATION GENETICS OF MARINE PELECYPODS. IV. SELECTION, MIGRATION AND GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION IN THE BLUE MUSSEL MYTILUS EDULIS
Mytilus edulis is a prominent and widely distributed littoral mussel, whose life cycle is typical of intertidal marine… 
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