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1 Introduction: What is molecular population genetics? |
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1.1 On the origins of molecular population genetics |
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1.2 What is the use of molecular population genetics? |
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8 | (3) |
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10 | (1) |
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2 The origins of molecular diversity |
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11 | (23) |
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11 | (11) |
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2.1.1 Single nucleotide mutation |
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11 | (7) |
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2.1.2 Simple insertions and deletions |
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18 | (1) |
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2.1.3 Tandem repeat mutations |
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18 | (2) |
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2.1.4 Transposable elements |
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20 | (1) |
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2.1.5 Duplications and large-scale mutations |
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21 | (1) |
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2.2 Fitness effects of new mutations |
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22 | (5) |
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2.2.1 Deleterious mutations |
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22 | (3) |
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2.2.2 Neutral and nearly neutral mutations |
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25 | (1) |
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2.2.3 Advantageous mutations |
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26 | (1) |
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2.2.4 Magnitude and distribution of effects |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (7) |
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2.3.1 Recurrent mutation model |
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28 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Infinite alleles model |
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29 | (1) |
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2.3.3 Infinite sites model |
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29 | (1) |
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2.3.4 Finite sites models |
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2.3.5 Stepwise mutation model |
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30 | (1) |
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2.3.6 Birth-death model of gene duplication |
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2.3.7 Biological complexities in mutation |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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3 Quantifying genetic variation at the molecular level |
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36 | (6) |
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42 | (1) |
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3.3 DNA sequence variation |
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43 | (9) |
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3.3.1 Nucleotide polymorphism and diversity: θw and θπ |
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44 | (6) |
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3.3.2 The site frequency spectrum |
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50 | (2) |
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3.4 Simple sequence repeat variation |
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52 | (1) |
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3.5 Other measures of molecular diversity |
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52 | (2) |
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3.6 Genetic variation among multiple populations |
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54 | (13) |
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3.6.1 Quantifying population genetic structure with FST |
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54 | (5) |
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3.6.2 Migration models and effects on population subdivision |
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59 | (6) |
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65 | (2) |
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4 Neutral theories of molecular evolution |
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67 | (18) |
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4.1 The standard neutral model |
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67 | (11) |
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4.1.1 Neutral divergence and the molecular clock |
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69 | (5) |
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4.1.2 Neutral predictions for polymorphism |
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74 | (4) |
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4.2 Nearly Neutral Theory |
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78 | (3) |
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4.3 More complex models of selective neutrality |
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81 | (1) |
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4.4 Misconceptions about Neutral Theory |
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82 | (3) |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (28) |
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5.1 Gene trees forward-in-time within species |
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85 | (3) |
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5.2 Gene trees in reverse-time coalescence within species |
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88 | (6) |
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5.3 Gene trees, species trees, and phylogeny among species |
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94 | (16) |
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5.3.1 Substitution rates in divergence |
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98 | (6) |
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5.3.2 Multiple hits in sequence divergence |
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104 | (3) |
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5.3.3 Phylogeny: topology, discordance, and molecular clocks |
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107 | (3) |
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5.4 Effects of recombination and hybridization on genealogies |
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110 | (3) |
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112 | (1) |
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6 Recombination and linkage disequilibrium in evolutionary signatures |
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6.1 Linkage disequilibrium: what is it? |
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115 | (1) |
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6.2 The causes of linkage disequilibrium |
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116 | (3) |
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6.3 Measuring linkage disequilibrium |
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119 | (7) |
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6.4 Gene conversion: non-crossover recombination |
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126 | (3) |
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128 | (1) |
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7 Natural selection and demography as causes of molecular non-randomness |
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129 | (30) |
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129 | (14) |
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130 | (6) |
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7.1.2 Balancing selection |
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136 | (2) |
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7.1.3 Purifying selection |
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138 | (4) |
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7.1.4 Connecting notions of selection at phenotypic and molecular levels |
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142 | (1) |
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7.2 Population size changes |
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143 | (3) |
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7.2.1 Population expansions |
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144 | (1) |
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7.2.2 Population contractions and bottlenecks |
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145 | (1) |
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7.3 Population structure and migration |
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146 | (7) |
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7.3.1 Population structure and genealogies |
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148 | (5) |
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7.3.2 Local adaptation in subpopulations |
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153 | (1) |
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7.4 Genomic compartments of chromosomal linkage |
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153 | (6) |
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158 | (1) |
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8 Molecular deviants: Sequence signatures of selection and demography |
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8.1 Skewed patterns of polymorphism |
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159 | (11) |
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8.1.1 Too little or too much polymorphism |
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161 | (3) |
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8.1.2 Skewed site frequency spectra |
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164 | (6) |
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8.2 Sequence divergence and differentiation |
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170 | (11) |
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171 | (4) |
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8.2.2 Population differentiation and Fst outliers |
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175 | (5) |
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8.2.3 Characterizing population structure and admixture |
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180 | (1) |
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8.3 Polymorphism and divergence |
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181 | (10) |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (5) |
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8.3.3 Extensions to the "MK framework" |
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189 | (2) |
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8.4 Connecting quantitative genetics and molecular population genetics |
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191 | (4) |
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192 | (3) |
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9 Case studies in molecular population genetics: Genotype to phenotype to selection |
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195 | (22) |
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9.1 Coat color adaptation in mice |
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195 | (5) |
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9.2 Flight ability in butterflies |
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200 | (2) |
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9.3 Insecticide resistance in Drosophila |
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202 | (3) |
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9.4 Body armor in stickleback fish |
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205 | (4) |
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9.5 Alcohol tolerance in Drosophila |
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209 | (3) |
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9.6 Advanced issues in molecular evolutionary signatures |
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212 | (5) |
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214 | (3) |
Glossary of units, metrics, acronyms, and abbreviations |
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217 | (6) |
Glossary of terms and jargon |
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223 | (20) |
Index |
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