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… (More)
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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
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Genetic drift at expanding frontiers promotes gene segregation.
Competition between random genetic drift and natural selection play a central role in evolution: Whereas nonbeneficial mutations… (More)
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
POPULATION GENETIC CONSEQUENCES OF SMALL POPULATION SIZE : Implications for Plant Conservation
Although the potential genetic risks associated with rare or endangered plants and small populations have been discussed… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
A standardized genetic differentiation measure.
Interpretation of genetic differentiation values is often problematic because of their dependence on the level of genetic… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Support from the relationship of genetic and geographic distance in human populations for a serial founder effect originating in Africa.
Equilibrium models of isolation by distance predict an increase in genetic differentiation with geographic distance. Here we find… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Genetic variation increases during biological invasion by a Cuban lizard
A genetic paradox exists in invasion biology: how do introduced populations, whose genetic variation has probably been depleted… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Bayesian analysis of genetic differentiation between populations.
We introduce a Bayesian method for estimating hidden population substructure using multilocus molecular markers and geographical… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
DnaSP, DNA polymorphism analyses by the coalescent and other methods
SUMMARY DnaSP is a software package for the analysis of DNA polymorphism data. Present version introduces several new modules and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Genetic drift in an infinite population. The pseudohitchhiking model.
Selected substitutions at one locus can induce stochastic dynamics that resemble genetic drift at a closely linked neutral locus… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Measuring and testing genetic differentiation with ordered versus unordered alleles.
Estimates and variances of diversity and differentiation measures in subdivided populations are proposed that can be applied to… (More)
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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Genetic drift and estimation of effective population size.
The statistical properties of the standardized variance of gene frequency changes (a quantity equivalent to Wright's inbreeding… (More)
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