Natural Selection

With the advent of dense maps of human genetic variation, it is now possible to detect positive natural selection across the… (More)

Comparisons of DNA polymorphism within species to divergence between species enables the discovery of molecular adaptation in… (More)

Human mtDNA shows striking regional variation, traditionally attributed to genetic drift. However, it is not easy to account for… (More)

cefe.cnrs-mop.fr Under natural selection, individuals tend to adapt to their local environmental conditions, resulting in a… (More)

The ability to detect recent natural selection in the human population would have profound implications for the study of human… (More)

 

A genetic algorithm is a form of evolution that occurs on a computer. Genetic algorithms are a search method that can be used for… (More)

Survival of the rapidly renewing tissues of long-lived animals like man requires that they be protected against the natural… (More)

Theory and data suggest that a male in good condition at the end of the period of parental investment is expected to outreproduce… (More)

The consequences to fitness of several types of small age-specific effects on mortality are formulated mathematically. An effect… (More)