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On the fixation probability of a gene under random fluctuations in selection intensities in small populations*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Prem Narain  and
Edward Pollak
Prem Narain
Affiliation:
Statistical Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, U.S.A.
Edward Pollak
Affiliation:
Statistical Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, U.S.A.
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A population with N monoecious individuals, and having two alleles, is considered. The problem of calculating the fixation probability of a particular allele under random fluctuation of selection intensities is re-examined, employing finite Markov chain methods. An approximate but general expression for this probability is obtained and the results obtained by previous workers are shown to be special cases of this result.

Type
Research Article
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , April 1977 , pp. 113 - 121
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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