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To refine classical statistical methods to distinguish whether multigenerational shifts in allele frequencies are driven by random genetic drift or directional natural selection.

October 1, 1977Genetics

Drift or Selection: A Statistical Test of Gene Frequency Variation Over Generations

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HSHenry E. SchafferNorth Carolina State University DYDarrell G. YardleyClemson University WAWyatt W. AndersonRockefeller University

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Methodological study demonstrates sensitive detection of directional selection across generations in experimental populations, indicating enhanced distinction between selection and genetic drift.

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To refine classical statistical methods to distinguish whether multigenerational shifts in allele frequencies are driven by random genetic drift or directional natural selection.
Modified the Fisher-Ford statistical model to monitor generational allele frequency variation in common experimental designs.
Formulated a specialized statistical test sensitive to directional trends across generations and evaluated its statistical power under varying conditions.
Applied the statistical tests to empirical isozyme datasets obtained from Drosophila pseudoobscura and Zea mays populations.
Demonstrated higher statistical power for the newly developed test to identify directional trends in allele frequencies compared to existing baseline models.
Detected the empirical presence and absence of directional selection across multi-generation isozyme frequency datasets in both Drosophila and Zea mays.

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Schaffer et al. (1977) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a90e16857098c5b59c1a2b7 https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/87.2.371

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Methodological study demonstrates sensitive detection of directional selection across generations in experimental populations, indicating enhanced distinction between selection and genetic drift.

Drift or Selection: A Statistical Test of Gene Frequency Variation Over Generations

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