%0 Generic %1 derrida-simon-2006 %A Simon, Damien %A Derrida, Bernard %D 2006 %K Fleming_Viot MRCA neutral_theory %T Evolution of the most recent common ancestor of a population with no selection %U http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0601167 %X We consider the evolution of a population of fixed size with no selection. The number of generations $G$ to reach the first common ancestor evolves in time. This evolution can be described by a simple Markov process which allows one to calculate several characteristics of the time dependence of $G$. We also study how $G$ is correlated to the genetic diversity.

@misc{derrida-simon-2006, abstract = { We consider the evolution of a population of fixed size with no selection. The number of generations $G$ to reach the first common ancestor evolves in time. This evolution can be described by a simple Markov process which allows one to calculate several characteristics of the time dependence of $G$. We also study how $G$ is correlated to the genetic diversity.}, added-at = {2008-09-19T00:31:25.000+0200}, author = {Simon, Damien and Derrida, Bernard}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2b6c5dfc4713d4bc557e11b6ccd4cd0c9/peter.ralph}, description = {Evolution of the most recent common ancestor of a population with no selection}, interhash = {d80eb99caaaea421f8e04e348682c4e9}, intrahash = {b6c5dfc4713d4bc557e11b6ccd4cd0c9}, keywords = {Fleming_Viot MRCA neutral_theory}, timestamp = {2012-04-25T01:30:33.000+0200}, title = {Evolution of the most recent common ancestor of a population with no selection}, url = {\url{http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0601167}}, year = 2006 }