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The effect of differential reproductive rates on the survival of a gene represented in a founder population
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 July 2016
Abstract
Gene survival in a population which increases without density dependence is considered using a generalization of the Moran model for haploid individuals in which we have differential reproductive rates. It is shown under very mild conditions that ultimate fixation is certain. This provides some mathematical support for the phenomenon of reduced genetic variability in isolated populations established from founder groups.
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