Population Genetics
Population genetics is concerned with genetic differences within and across
populations, and the dynamics of how populations evolve as a result of the
propagation of genetic mutations occurring within the germlines of individuals. This article provides a mathematical
approach to the most commonly used population genetics models, including Wright-Fisher and related models, and
also the less-commonly encountered Bienaymé-Galton-Watson branching model.
Topics include fixation times, mutations and their relationship to substitution
rates in neutral evolution, selection, multiple alleles, the diffusion limit via the
forward Kolmogorov equation, multiple alleles, coalescent theory, and parameter
estimation