"Genetic Drift" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The fluctuation of the ALLELE FREQUENCY from one generation to the next.
| Descriptor ID |
D040961
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.045.300 G05.330.320
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Drift" by people in Profiles.
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Scaling the discrete-time Wright-Fisher model to biobank-scale datasets. Genetics. 2023 11 01; 225(3).
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The impact of genetic modifiers on variation in germline mutation rates within and among human populations. Genetics. 2022 07 30; 221(4).
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Rapid evolutionary divergence of a songbird population following recent colonization of an urban area. Mol Ecol. 2022 05; 31(9):2625-2643.
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The evolution of group differences in changing environments. PLoS Biol. 2021 01; 19(1):e3001072.
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Measuring intolerance to mutation in human genetics. Nat Genet. 2019 05; 51(5):772-776.
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Genetic divergence and the number of hybridizing species affect the path to homoploid hybrid speciation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 09 25; 115(39):9761-9766.
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The first horse herders and the impact of early Bronze Age steppe expansions into Asia. Science. 2018 06 29; 360(6396).
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Effects of multiple sources of genetic drift on pathogen variation within hosts. PLoS Biol. 2018 03; 16(3):e2004444.
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A population genetic interpretation of GWAS findings for human quantitative traits. PLoS Biol. 2018 03; 16(3):e2002985.
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The genomic landscape of Nepalese Tibeto-Burmans reveals new insights into the recent peopling of Southern Himalayas. Sci Rep. 2017 Nov 14; 7(1):15512.