Is genetic diversity really higher in large populations?

Analyses of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have challenged the concept that genetic diversity within populations is governed by effective population size and mutation rate. A recent study in BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that variation in the rate of mutation rather than in population size is the main e...

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Autor principal: Ellegren, Hans
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2688907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19435487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/jbiol135
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description Analyses of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have challenged the concept that genetic diversity within populations is governed by effective population size and mutation rate. A recent study in BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that variation in the rate of mutation rather than in population size is the main explanation for variations in mtDNA diversity observed among bird species.
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spelling pubmed-26889072009-10-21 Is genetic diversity really higher in large populations? Ellegren, Hans J Biol Minireview Analyses of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have challenged the concept that genetic diversity within populations is governed by effective population size and mutation rate. A recent study in BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that variation in the rate of mutation rather than in population size is the main explanation for variations in mtDNA diversity observed among bird species. BioMed Central 2009 2009-04-21 /pmc/articles/PMC2688907/ /pubmed/19435487 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/jbiol135 Text en Copyright © 2009 BioMed Central Ltd
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title Is genetic diversity really higher in large populations?
title_full Is genetic diversity really higher in large populations?
title_fullStr Is genetic diversity really higher in large populations?
title_full_unstemmed Is genetic diversity really higher in large populations?
title_short Is genetic diversity really higher in large populations?
title_sort is genetic diversity really higher in large populations?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2688907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19435487
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/jbiol135
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