Selective Sweep deals with the theory and practice of detection of
recent adaptive evolution at the genomic level from the patterns of DNA
polymorphism. Recent advances in genomic sequencing provide the
background for analysis of polymorphic sites in large chromosomal
regions or even in whole genome, thus providing the tool for effective
identification of loci that are under strong pressure of positive
selection. For this reason, the studies of selective sweep, which
formerly were of interest mostly to evolutionists, have become widely
recognized and appreciated by the large biological community involved in
identification of the targets of selection during speciation,
host/pathogen interactions, and resistance to chemical agents.