Pillar№ 6

Population Genetics

The mathematics of how genes spread through populations over time.

Mathematics · Genetics

Pillar 6  · In preparation

What this pillar will examine

StatusIn preparation

Population genetics turns the theory into numbers. This pillar will examine waiting times for coordinated mutations, the cost of substitution, and the accumulation of slightly harmful mutations.

  1. № 6.01“There is enough time for the required mutations to arise and spread”In preparation · Mathematics
  2. № 6.02“Harmful mutations are removed faster than they accumulate”In preparation · Genetics
  3. № 6.03“Drift and selection explain genome-wide patterns”In preparation · Theory

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