Soft sweeps III: the signature of positive selection from recurrent mutation.

Polymorphism data can be used to identify loci at which a beneficial allele has recently gone to fixation, given that an accurate description of the signature of selection is available. In the classical model that is used, a favored allele derives from a single mutational origin. This ignores the fa...

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Main Authors: Pleuni S Pennings, Joachim Hermisson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-12-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1698945?pdf=render