Forward-Time Population Genetics Simulations : Methods, Implementation, and Applications by Marek Kimmel, Christopher I. Amos and Bo Peng (2012, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100470503483
ISBN-139780470503485
eBay Product ID (ePID)110932722

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameForward-Time Population Genetics Simulations : Methods, Implementation, and Applications
SubjectLife Sciences / Evolution, Computer Simulation, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
AuthorMarek Kimmel, Christopher I. Amos, Bo Peng
Subject AreaComputers, Science
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight14.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal576.580113
Table Of ContentPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii List of examples xxiii 1. Basic concepts and models 1 1.1 Biological and genetic concepts 2 1.2 Population and evolutionary genetics 6 1.3 Statistical genetics and genetic epidemiology 17 2. Simulation of population genetics models 25 2.1 Random genetic drift 25 2.2 Demographic models 29 2.3 Mutation 31 2.4 Migration 34 2.5 Recombination and linkage disequilibrium 36 2.6 Natural selection 37 2.7 Genealogy of forward-time simulations 41 3. Ascertainment bias in population genetics 47 3.1 Introduction 47 3.2 Methods 49 3.3 Results 54 3.4 Discussion and Conclusions 58 4. Observing properties of evolving populations 63 4.1 Introduction 64 4.2 Simulation of the evolution of allele spectra 66 4.3 Extensions to the basic model 78 5. Simulating populations with complex human diseases 89 5.1 Introduction 89 5.2 Controlling disease allele frequencies at the present generation 91 5.3 Forward-time simulation of realistic samples 102 5.4 Discussion 119 6. Nonrandom mating and its applications 125 6.1 Assortative mating 126 6.2 More complex non-random mating schemes 132 6.3 Hetergeneous mating schemes 140 6.4 Simulation of age structured populations 145 Appendix: Forward-time simulations using stimulPOP 157 A.1 Introduction 157 A.2 Population 160 A.3 Operators 172 A.4 Evolve on or more populations 181 A.5 A complete stimuPOP script 185
SynopsisThe only book available in the area of forward-time population genetics simulations applicable to both biomedical and evolutionary studies The rapid increase of the power of personal computers has led to the use of serious forward-time simulation programs in genetic studies. Forward-Time Population Genetics Simulations presents both new and commonly used methods, and introduces simuPOP, a powerful and flexible new program that can be used to simulate arbitrary evolutionary processes with unique features like customized chromosome types, arbitrary nonrandom mating schemes, virtual subpopulations, information fields, and Python operators. The book begins with an overview of important concepts and models, then goes on to show how simuPOP can simulate a number of standard population genetics models with the goal of demonstrating the impact of genetic factors such as mutation, selection, and recombination on standard Wright-Fisher models. The rest of the book is devoted to applications of forward-time simulations in various research topics. Forward-Time Population Genetics Simulations includes: An overview of currently available forward-time simulation methods, their advantages, and shortcomings An overview and evaluation of currently available software A simuPOP tutorial Applications in population genetics Applications in genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics, and mapping complex human diseases The only book of its kind in the field today, Forward-Time Population Genetics Simulations will appeal to researchers and students of population and statistical genetics., The rapid increase of the power of personal computers has led to the use of serious simulation programs such as easy POP in genetic studies. This book summarizes recent advances in forward-time simulation methods and demonstrates their applications in population genetics and genetic epidemiology., The only book available in the area of forward-time population genetics simulations--applicable to both biomedical and evolutionary studies The rapid increase of the power of personal computers has led to the use of serious forward-time simulation programs in genetic studies. Forward-Time Population Genetics Simulations presents both new and commonly used methods, and introduces simuPOP, a powerful and flexible new program that can be used to simulate arbitrary evolutionary processes with unique features like customized chromosome types, arbitrary nonrandom mating schemes, virtual subpopulations, information fields, and Python operators. The book begins with an overview of important concepts and models, then goes on to show how simuPOP can simulate a number of standard population genetics models--with the goal of demonstrating the impact of genetic factors such as mutation, selection, and recombination on standard Wright-Fisher models. The rest of the book is devoted to applications of forward-time simulations in various research topics. Forward-Time Population Genetics Simulations includes: An overview of currently available forward-time simulation methods, their advantages, and shortcomings An overview and evaluation of currently available software A simuPOP tutorial Applications in population genetics Applications in genetic epidemiology, statistical genetics, and mapping complex human diseases The only book of its kind in the field today, Forward-Time Population Genetics Simulations will appeal to researchers and students of population and statistical genetics.
LC Classification NumberQH455.P46 2012
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