Abstract
As both natural selection and population history can affect genome-wide patterns of variation, disentangling the contributions of each has remained as a major challenge in population genetics. We here discuss historical and recent progress towards this goal-highlighting theoretical and computational challenges that remain to be addressed, as well as inherent difficulties in dealing with model complexity and model violations-and offer thoughts on potentially fruitful next steps.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | evac088 |
Journal | Genome biology and evolution |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- background selection
- demography
- genetic hitchhiking
- natural selection
- population history
- statistical inference
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine