if you're interested in this check out the coalescent theory, a very elegant mathematical model of population genetics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalescen

if you're interested in this check out the coalescent theory, a very elegant mathematical model of population genetics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalescent_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalescent_theory The Coalescent, from a book by John Wakeley: http://www.faculty.biol.ttu.edu/olson/Molecular_Ecology_and_Evolution_files/Wakeley_06_Chapter_3.pdf http://www.faculty.biol.ttu.edu/olson/Molecular_Ecology_and_... a good intro to population genetics by Hartl & Clark: https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Population-Genetics-Daniel-Hartl/dp/0878933085/ https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Population-Genetics-Daniel...