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Effective population size when fertility is inherited*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Masatoshi Nei  and
Motoi Murata
Masatoshi Nei
Affiliation:
Division of Genetics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan
Motoi Murata
Affiliation:
Division of Genetics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan
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A formula for effective population size when fertility is inherited is worked out. It is shown that the effective size decreases as the heritability of fertility or progeny number increases.

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Short Papers
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Genetics Research , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , September 1966 , pp. 257 - 260
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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