An explicit model for the inbreeding load in the evolutionary analysis of selfing.

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I present analytical predictions for the equilibrium inbreeding load expected in a population under mutation, selection, and a regular mating system for any population size and for any magnitude and recessivity of the deleterious effects. Using this prediction, I deduce the relative fitness of mutant alleles with small effect on selfing to explore the situations where selfing or outcrossing are expected to...

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