Genealogical trees, coalescent theory and the analysis of genetic polymorphisms. Rosenberg, N., A. & Nordborg, M. Nat Rev Genet, 3(5):380-90., 2002.
Genealogical trees, coalescent theory and the analysis of genetic polymorphisms [pdf]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Improvements in genotyping technologies have led to the increased use of genetic polymorphism for inference about population phenomena, such as migration and selection. Such inference presents a challenge, because polymorphism data reflect a unique, complex, non-repeatable evolutionary history. Traditional analysis methods do not take this into account. A stochastic process known as the 'coalescent' presents a coherent statistical framework for analysis of genetic polymorphisms.

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