"Adaptation and hitchhiking in spatially-structured populations"
Seminar
QUEST Center event
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Speaker
Daniel Weismann, Emory
Date
22/05/2018 - 13:30Add to Calendar
2018-05-22 13:30:00
2018-05-22 13:30:00
"Adaptation and hitchhiking in spatially-structured populations"
Most populations are spread over spatial ranges that are far larger than individuals typically disperse. How does this affect how quickly they can adapt, and what kinds of patterns of neutral genetic diversity do we expect? We find that spatial structure creates a large gap in adaptibility between populations which are totally asexual and those that occasionally recombine. We also find that adaptation creates a kind of effective long-range dispersal, increases relatedness between spatially distant individuals.
Resnick (Bldg. 209) 2nd floor seminar room
Department of Physics
physics.dept@mail.biu.ac.il
Asia/Jerusalem
public
Place
Resnick (Bldg. 209) 2nd floor seminar room
Abstract
Most populations are spread over spatial ranges that are far larger than individuals typically disperse. How does this affect how quickly they can adapt, and what kinds of patterns of neutral genetic diversity do we expect? We find that spatial structure creates a large gap in adaptibility between populations which are totally asexual and those that occasionally recombine. We also find that adaptation creates a kind of effective long-range dispersal, increases relatedness between spatially distant individuals.
Last Updated Date : 21/05/2018
