Estimates and bounds on the rate and extent of allele frequency change.

doi:10.1038/hdy.1992.67

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Estimates and bounds on the rate and extent of allele frequency change.

Heredity - 1 May 1992

Tonkyn D W

Abstract excerpt

Two approximations are provided to the frequency of an autosomal allele after any number of generations of selection and, conversely, to the number of generations required for any given frequency change. These estimates are accurate over a wide range of selection coefficients and initial conditio...

Topics

Alleles
Gene Frequency
Mathematics
Models, Genetic
Selection, Genetic

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