A Markov chain description of the stepwise mutation model: Local and global behaviour of the allele process

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 336-342

  Caliebe, Amke ^a   Jochens, Arne ^a   Krawczak, Michael ^a   Rösler, Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymptotic behaviour; Evolution; Microsatellite; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MARKOV CHAIN; MODELING; MUTATION; POPULATION GENETICS;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENEALOGY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STEPWISE MUTATION MODEL; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 77954636791     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.06.033     Document Type: Article

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