Delineating interferon population genetics

Evolutionary Genetics Theoretical Population Genetics

Evolutionary genetics studies the patterns and mechanisms of genetic changes underlying evolutionary change. Because biological diversity at all levels (including population, species, and ecosystem diversity) has a genetic basis and is a result of evolution, evolutionary genetics provides insight into the ultimate mechanisms creating biodiversity. Evolutionary genetics utilizes empirical tools ...

Population genetics

Population genetics is the study of genetic variability within a population and of the forces that act upon it. As well as being of central importance to our understanding of evolution from prehistoric to modern times, it now also affects our everyday lives — whether considering human genetic disease, how to avoid the extinction of rare species or the merits of ‘DNA fingerprinting’ in forensic ...

Population Genetics.

1. Genetic _________ that influences the characteristics of organisms provide the raw material for natural selection. 2. Darwin never used the term " evolution " – he used the term " descent ______ __________. " 3. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed that evolution occurred by the _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________. 4. Natural populations contain considerable amounts of genetic ...

Population Genetics

Delineating Europe's cultural regions: population structure and surname clustering.

Surnames (family names) show distinctive geographical patterning and in many disciplines remain an underutilized source of information about population origins, migration and identity. This paper investigates the geographical structure of surnames, using a unique individual level database assembled from registers and telephone directories from 16 European countries. We develop a novel combinati...