Beyond clines: lineages and haplotype blocks in hybrid zones

A Sedghifar, Y Brandvain, P Ralph - Molecular ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid zones formed between recently diverged populations offer an opportunity to study the
mechanisms underlying reproductive isolation and the process of speciation. Here, we use …

[PDF][PDF] A maladaptive combination of traits contributes to the maintenance of a Drosophila hybrid zone

BS Cooper, A Sedghifar, WT Nash, AA Comeault… - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
Drosophila teissieri and D. yakuba diverged approximately 3 mya and are thought to share
a large, ancestral, African range [1–3]. These species now co-occur in parts of continental …

The spatial mixing of genomes in secondary contact zones

A Sedghifar, Y Brandvain, P Ralph, G Coop - Genetics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Recent genomic studies have highlighted the important role of admixture in shaping genome-wide
patterns of diversity. Past admixture leaves a population genomic signature of linkage …

Genomic Patterns of Geographic Differentiation in Drosophila simulans

A Sedghifar, P Saelao, DJ Begun - Genetics, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Geographic patterns of genetic differentiation have long been used to understand population
history and to learn about the biological mechanisms of adaptation. Here we present an …

[HTML][HTML] Ancestry inference using reference labeled clusters of haplotypes

Y Wang, S Song, JG Schraiber, A Sedghifar… - BMC …, 2021 - Springer
Background We present ARCHes, a fast and accurate haplotype-based approach for inferring
an individual’s ancestry composition. Our approach works by modeling haplotype diversity …

[PDF][PDF] Ancestry inference using reference labeled clusters of haplotypes

K Noto, Y Wang, S Song, JG Schraiber, A Sedghifar… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
We present ARCHes, a fast and accurate haplotype-based approach for inferring an individual’s
ancestry composition. Our approach works by modeling haplotype diversity from a large…

[PDF][PDF] Ethnicity estimate 2020 white paper

…, E Hong, K Noto, J Schraiber, A Sedghifar… - … ancestrycdn. com/dna …, 2020 - ancestrycdn.com
The AncestryDNA® science team has developed a fast, sophisticated, and accurate method
for estimating the historical origins of customers’ DNA going back several hundred to over …

[PDF][PDF] Ethnicity estimate 2018 white paper

K Noto, Y Wang, S Song, D Turissini, A Sedghifar… - November, 2018 - ancestrycdn.com
The AncestryDNA science team has developed a fast, sophisticated, and accurate method
for estimating the historical origins of customers’ DNA going back several hundred to over …

[PDF][PDF] Ethnicity Estimate 2022 White Paper

J Adrion, K Noto, A Sedghifar, B Starr… - … us/2022/08/eth nici ty20 … - ancestrycdn.com
The AncestryDNA® science team has developed a fast, sophisticated, and accurate method
for estimating the historical origins of customers’ DNA going back several hundred to over …

[PDF][PDF] Genetic Communities White Paper: predicting fine-scale ancestral origins from the genetic sharing patterns among millions of individuals

…, J Lang, K Noto, M Pavlovic, C Reid, A Sedghifar… - ancestrycdn.com
The AncestryDNA® Science team has developed a fast, sophisticated, and accurate method
for assigning customers to groups who share common ancestors and historical origins from …