Impact of population structure in the estimation of recent historical effective population size by the software GONE.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective population size (N_e) is a crucial parameter in conservation genetics and animal breeding. A recent method, implemented by the software GONE, has been shown to be rather accurate in estimating recent historical changes in N_e from a single sample of individuals. However, GONE estimations assume that the population being studied has remained isolated for a period of time, that is, without migration or confluence of other populations. If this occurs, the estimates of N_e can be heavily biased. In this paper, we evaluate the impact of migration and admixture on the estimates of historical N_e provided by GONE through a series of computer simulations considering several scenarios: (a) the mixture of two or more ancestral popu

SUBMITTER: Novo I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10694967 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature