Population Genetics by Gillespie, John H. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

List of Figures Preface 1 Genetic Variation

1.1 DNA variation in Drosophila 1.2 Loci and alleles 1.3 Genotype and allele frequencies 1.4 The Hardy-Weinberg law 1.5 Answers to problems

2 Genetic Drift

2.1 A first look at genetic drift 2.2 The decay of heterozygosity 2.3 Mutation and drift 2.4 Molecular evolution 2.5 The neutral theory 2.6 The coalescent 2.7 The effective size of a population 2.8 Another model of genetic drift 2.9 The stationary distribution 2.10 Is genetic drift important in evolution? 2.11 Answers to problems

3 Natural Selection

3.1 The fundamental model 3.2 Relative fitness 3.3 Three kinds of selection 3.4 Mutation-selection balance 3.5 Genetic load 3.6 The heterozygous effects of alleles 3.7 Changing environments 3.8 The stationary distribution 3.9 Selection and drift 3.10 Molecular evolution 3.11 Answers to problems

4 Two-Locus Dynamics

4.1 Linkage disequilibrium 4.2 Two-locus selection 4.3 Genetic draft 4.4 Answers to problems

5 Nonrandom Mating

5.1 Generalized Hardy-Weinberg 5.2 Identity by descent 5.3 Inbreeding 5.4 The evolution of selfing 5.5 Subdivision 5.6 Answers to problems

6 Quantitative Genetics

6.1 Correlation between relatives 6.2 Response to selection 6.3 Evolutionary quantitative genetics 6.4 Dominance 6.5 The intensity of selection 6.6 Answers to problems

7 The Evolutionary Advantage of Sex

7.1 Genetic segregation 7.2 Crossing-over 7.3 Muller’s ratchet 7.4 Kondrashov’s hatchet 7.5 Answers to problems

Appendix A Mathematical Necessities Appendix B Probability Bibliography Index