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The survival of a mutant gene under selection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

P. A. P. Moran
P. A. P. Moran
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra.
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Abstract

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The problem of the survival of a single mutant in a haploid genetic population when there exists selection is considered for a type of population model in which the generations ar overlapping. The results are compared with the previous work of Fisherand others for other models. The need is stressed for a solution of the same problem in a diploid population with general phenotypic selection coefficients.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , August 1959 , pp. 121 - 126
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1959

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