Population genetics Bio341 Mutation - the ultimate source of all genetic variation Recombination - shuffles existing alleles Selection - different alleles and genotypes have different fitness. Frequencies change with time Migration - introduces alleles and genotypes into populations Drift - results in the loss of alleles from populations
Mutation and the fluctuation test
A population is: a group of individuals of the same species from which the next generation is drawn. (Often included is that members of the same population occupy the same locality and ecological niche.)
Effect of strong selection
See: Kent Holsinger’s web site, Univ. Connecticut
Consider a population that is: Haploid Asexual (no recombination) Not subject to any kind of selection
Random numbers: IndividualsIndividuals Generations
Random numbers: IndividualsIndividuals Generations
Random numbers: IndividualsIndividuals Generations
Random numbers: IndividualsIndividuals Generations
Random numbers: IndividualsIndividuals Generations
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IndividualsIndividuals Not all individuals leave behind descendants.
IndividualsIndividuals Generations Present individuals have a common ancestor.
IndividualsIndividuals Generations Present individuals have a common ancestor.
IndividualsIndividuals Generations Present individuals have a common ancestor.
IndividualsIndividuals Generations Present individuals have a common ancestor.
IndividualsIndividuals Generations Present individuals have a common ancestor.
For any pair of individuals, what is the chance of a common ancestor in the generation immediately preceding? Answer: 1/N IndividualsIndividuals Generations
For any pair of individuals, what is the average time back to the most recent common ancestor? Answer: N generations IndividualsIndividuals Generations
For any pair of individuals, what is the average number of mutational events separating them? Answer: 2N where is the RATE of mutation per gene (or per nucleotide) per generation. IndividualsIndividuals Generations
The effects of various forces on gene frequency (A) Mutation a to A Mutation A to a drift migration Balancing selection Directional selection Selection against heterozygotes