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This is a comprehensive bibliography (under construction) of primary and secondary sources on the neutral theory of molecular evolution. It currently covers the period 1973-2001. |
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Mukherjee, M.;Skibinski, D. O.;Ward, R. D.
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1987
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A simulation study of the neutral evolution of heterozygosity and genetic distance
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Heredity
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58
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Pt 3
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413-23
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A simulation study of the neutral evolution of heterozygosity and genetic distance
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87249898
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This paper considers a statistical test of neutral theory which can be applied to allozyme variation in natural populations. Computer simulation is used to derive the theoretical relationship between genetic distance and heterozygosity under a variety of neutral models employing stepwise mutation. It is shown that the relationship between these variables is robust to variation in the parameters of the models, and that a test of neutral theory can therefore be derived. Applications of the test in the analysis of data from natural populations are discussed in the light of the simulation results.
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| -- contributed by John Beatty, March 29, 2002 |
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