Comparison and content of the Wright-Fisher model of random genetic drift, the diffusion approximation, and an intermediate model

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-87

  Waxman, D ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion analysis; Random genetic drift; Theory; Wright Fisher model

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; EQUATION; MODELING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION APPROXIMATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC DRIFT; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE MODEL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WRIGHT -FISHER MODEL;

ANIMALS; DIFFUSION; GENETIC DRIFT; MODELS, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77958602332     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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