Article
Selection, load and inbreeding depression in a large metapopulation.
Genetics - 1 Mar 2002
Whitlock Michael C
Abstract excerpt
The subdivision of a species into local populations causes its response to selection to change, even if selection is uniform across space. Population structure increases the frequency of homozygotes and therefore makes selection on homozygous effects more effective. However, population subdivision can increase the probability of competition among relatives, which may reduce the efficacy of selection. As a result,...
Topics
- Animals
- Gene Frequency
- Humans
- Hybrid Vigor
- Inbreeding
- Models, Genetic
- Mutation
- Selection, Genetic