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Effects of genetic drift, natural selection, and population connectivity on adaptive-linked genetic diversity of desert bighorn sheep

Creator:

Nickerson, Brandon Scott

Abstract:

The amount and distribution of neutral and adaptive genetic diversity are often assumed to follow similar patterns. However, natural selection on adaptive loci may cause divergence from patterns observed for loci which are only influenced by selectively neutral processes such as genetic drift. The interaction between selection and neutral processes...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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Population Connectivity on Adaptive-linked Genetic Diversity of Desert Bighorn Sheep Abstract