Workshop, Multiple Speakers: Christelle Fraïsse (IST Austria/CNRS), Derek Setter (U Edinburgh), Kim Gilbert (U Lausanne/U Bern), Ivana Cvijovic (Stanford U)
Natural selection affects not only selected alleles, but also indirectly affects all genes near selected sites on the genome. An increasing body of evidence suggests that this linked selection is an important driver of evolutionary dynamics throughout the genomes of many species, implying that we need to substantially revise our basic understanding of molecular evolution. This session brings together early-career researchers working towards a quantitative understanding of the prevalence and effects of linked selection.