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A sampling theory of selectively neutral alleles in a subdivided population.

Abstract

Ewens' sampling distribution is investigated for a structured population. Samples are assumed to be taken from a single subpopulation that exchanges migrants with other subpopulations. A complete description of the probability distribution for such samples is not a practical possibility but an equilibrium approximation can be found. This approximation extracts the information necessary for constructing a continuous approximation to the complete …

Authors

Tillier ER; Golding GB

Journal

Genetics, Vol. 119, No. 3, pp. 721–729

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

July 1, 1988

DOI

10.1093/genetics/119.3.721

ISSN

0016-6731