Seed bank Cannings Graphs: How dormancy smoothes random genetic drift

arXiv2210.05819MaRDI QIDQ6413624FDOQ6413624

Authors: Adrián González Casanova, Lizbeth Peñaloza, Arno Siri-Jégousse 

Publication date: 11 October 2022

Abstract: In this article, we introduce a random (directed) graph model for the simultaneous forwards and backwards description of a rather broad class of Cannings models with a seed bank mechanism. This provides a simple tool to establish a sampling duality in the finite population size, and obtain a path-wise embedding of the forward frequency process and the backward ancestral process. Further, it allows the derivation of limit theorems that generalize celebrated results by M"ohle to models with seed banks, and where it can be seen how the effect of seed banks affects the genealogies. The explicit graphical construction is a new tool to understand the subtle interplay of seed banks, reproduction and genetic drift in population genetics.

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