Detecting positive selection in the genome

Abstract Population geneticists have long sought to understand the contribution of natural selection to molecular evolution. A variety of approaches have been proposed that use population genetics theory to quantify the rate and strength of positive selection acting in a species’ genome. In this rev...

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Main Authors: Tom R. Booker, Benjamin C. Jackson, Peter D. Keightley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-017-0434-y