Genetics and Population Analysis

Overview

Genetics and population analysis is the study of how genes and allele frequencies are distributed and change within and between populations over time. It combines principles of inheritance with mathematical and statistical modelling to understand processes such as inbreeding, migration, natural selection, mutation, and genetic drift. A foundational concept is the Hardy-Weinberg principle, which describes the expected allele and genotype frequencies in an idealised population and provides a baseline against which real populations can be compared. This field matters because it underpins conservation genetics, the study of human and animal pedigrees, the prediction of recessive trait frequencies, and broader evolutionary biology. Key aspects include quantifying inbreeding through coefficients and family-tree analysis, modelling how migration and selection alter allele frequencies, and using discrete or differential equations and numerical methods to analyse population dynamics. Related open-access research includes work that applies Hardy-Weinberg-based models to inbreeding in family trees and populations, examining how factors such as an inbreeding coefficient influence recessive allele frequencies and migration under natural selection.

Research published in this journal

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