Interpreting the pervasive observation of U-shaped Site Frequency Spectra
F. Freund, E. Kerdoncuff, S. Matuszewski, M. Lapierre, M. Hildebrandt, J. D. Jensen, L. Ferretti, A. Lambert, T. B. Sackton, G. Achaz
The paper analyzes site frequency spectra across species and finds U-shaped patterns, suggesting that multiple merger coalescent models better fit the data than the standard neutral model.
bioRxiv · Apr 12, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology