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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Evolutionary parameters"”.
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Estimating evolutionary parameters and detecting signals of natural selection from genetic data
… we have made simplifying assumptions about evolutionary processes but have attempted to state these clearly and validate their reasonableness using simulations. Our efforts have culminated in three projects that will be described in the subsequent chapters: (1) A model based approach to …
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A Comparison of Coalescent Estimation Software
… geneticists in order to make inferences about evolutionary parameters. The coalescent is a stochastic model that approximates ancestral relationships among genes. An understanding of the coalescent pattern of a sample of sequences, along with some knowledge of the mutations that have occurred, …
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Magnitude, concentration, and metric complexity in phylogenetics and information theory
… problems that arise when one wants to estimate evolutionary parameters from large biological datasets. The classical setting for inference assumes that the number of independent sites, k, is much larger than the number of leaves, n, on a phylogenetic tree. In Chapter 2, we add to the list of …
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Variational Inference Using Approximate Likelihood Under the Coalescent With Recombination
… and inferring the posterior distributions of evolutionary parameters using black-box variational inference, with the transition rates between local genealogies derived empirically by simulation. This derivation enables VICAR to work directly with three or four taxa and through a …
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Evolutionary Design of Artificial Neural Networks Using a Descriptive Encoding Language
Automated design of artificial neural networks by evolutionary algorithms (neuroevolution) has generated much recent research both because successful approaches will facilitate wide-spread use of intelligent systems based on neural networks, and because it will shed light on our understanding of …
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Evolutionary analysis of Suidae TLR signaling pathway
… their wild relatives) has diverged over extended evolutionary periods in diverse environments, suggesting that adaptation in response to endemic infectious agents may have occurred. It is therefore expected that the TLR signaling pathway might have played a crucial role in the survival of members …
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Characterization of Novel Hantaviruses in Paraguay
… obtained, I estimated spatial and temporal evolutionary parameters using BEAST. The results suggest that the JUQV population circulating in rodents in Paraguay is under-sampled. The JUQV population characteristics of the viral genome differ and cluster by geographical location. The BEAST …