A diploid population model for copy number variation of genetic elements

DOI10.1214/23-EJP934MaRDI QIDQ6164909zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Peter Pfaffelhuber, Anton Wakolbinger

Publication date 4 July 2023

Published in Electronic Journal of Probability (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.11140, https://projecteuclid.org/journals/electronic-journal-of-probability/volume-28/issue-none/A-diploid-population-model-for-copy-number-variation-of-genetic/10.1214/23-EJP934.full

zbMATH Keywords

Poisson approximationslow-fast systemtransposable elementsFeller branching diffusion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Problems related to evolution (92D15) Applications of branching processes (60J85) Random measures (60G57)

Abstract: We study the following model for a diploid population of constant size $N$: Every individual carries a random number of (genetic) elements. Upon a reproduction event each of the two parents passes each element independently with probability $frac12$ on to the offspring. We study the process $X^N=(X^N(1),X^N(2),\mathrm{...})$, where $X_t^N(k)$ is the frequency of individuals at time $t$ that carry $k$ elements, and prove convergence (in some weak sense) of $X^N$ jointly with its empirical first moment $Z^N$ to the ``slow-fast system $(Z,X)$, where $X_t=extPoi(Z_t)$ and $Z$ evolves according to a critical Feller branching process. We discuss heuristics explaining this finding and some extensions and limitations.

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