Interference among deleterious mutations favours sex and recombination in finite populations

2006/09/01 by Peter D. Keightley, Sarah P. Otto · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · Social Sciences · #Evolution and Genetic Dynamics #Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation #Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models

paper · doi:10.1038/nature05049

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• Initial sequence of the chimpanzee genome and comparison with the human genome
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• Diffusion models in population genetics
• The effect of linkage on limits to artificial selection

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• Natural selection [wikipedia]