Recent Shared Ancestry within Large Populations

Recent Shared Ancestry within Large Populations

Statistics and Genomics Seminar
Nov 10, 2011, 04:10 PM - 05:00 PM | 1011 Evans Hall | Happening As Scheduled
Dr. Peter Ralph, Department of Evolution and Ecology, UC Davis
Within large, whole-genome datasets, a substantial number of pairs of individuals share genetic material from ancestors who lived in the last 100 generations, a fact that stands in contrast to the distant relatedness that governs most genetic diversity. These recent relationships show up in data as long genomic runs of identity between individuals, and provide information about recent demographic...