Inconsistencies in standard approximations for selection coefficients at loci affecting a polygenic character.

doi:10.1007/BF00171516

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Inconsistencies in standard approximations for selection coefficients at loci affecting a polygenic character.

Journal of mathematical biology - 1 Jan 1990

Walsh J B

Abstract excerpt

Inconsistencies exist in the standard expansions used to approximate selection coefficients for alleles at a locus underlying a quantitative character. Allelic (marginal) fitnesses obtained from expansions based on average excesses differ from allelic fitnesses obtained from expansions based on g...

Topics

Alleles
Analysis of Variance
Gene Frequency
Genotype
Models, Genetic
Models, Statistical
Phenotype
Selection, Genetic

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