Open AccessLewontin’s Paradox Resolved? In Larger Populations, Stronger Selection Erases More Diversity
Author(s) -
Roland G. Roberts
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002113
Subject(s) - biology , selection (genetic algorithm) , neutral theory of molecular evolution , diversity (politics) , genetic diversity , evolutionary biology , population genetics , population , background selection , population structure , genetics , human evolutionary genetics , genome , demography , gene , artificial intelligence , sociology , computer science , anthropology
A new study uses a massive comparative population genetics dataset to explore why the neutral genetic diversity of a species does not have a simple relationship to its population size.