Selection and Metabolic Disease in the Pacific

Description:

An example of a "signature of selection" in a population is a region of the genome that exhibits a reduction in genetic variability with a particular linkage disequilibrium pattern. This reduction in variation can arise when the phenotype of a neutral beneficial allele experiences a favourable change in environmental conditions. This results in an increased frequency of both the allele, and lin...

Display date:

2018

Location:

Polynesia

Format:

Scholarly text

Collections:

Otago University Research Archive

Contributors:

Merriman, Tony

Publisher:

University of Otago

Content partner:

University of Otago

Availability:

Not specified