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Modeling the Relationship Between Migration, Selection, and Drift in Populations of Blind Cave Fish
Description
The evolution of blindness in cave animals has been heavily studied; however, little research has been done on the interaction of migration and drift on the development of blindness in these populations. In this study, a model is used to compare the effect that genetic drift has on the fixation of a blindness allele for varying amounts of migration and selection. For populations where the initial frequency is quite low, genetic drift plays a much larger role in the fixation of blindness than populations where the initial frequency is high. In populations where the initial frequency is high, genetic drift plays almost no role in fixation. Our results suggest that migration plays a greater role in the fate of the blindness allele than selection.
Date Created
2014-05
Contributors
- Merry, Alexandra Leigh (Author)
- Cartwright, Reed (Thesis director)
- Rosenberg, Michael (Committee member)
- Schwartz, Rachel (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- School of Life Sciences (Contributor)
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14 pages
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In Copyright
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Academic Year 2013-2014
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.23174
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minimal
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