Article
The probability of fixation in populations of changing size.
Genetics - 1 Jun 1997
Otto S P, Whitlock M C
Abstract excerpt
The rate of adaptive evolution of a population ultimately depends on the rate of incorporation of beneficial mutations. Even beneficial mutations may, however, be lost from a population since mutant individuals may, by chance, fail to reproduce. In this paper, we calculate the probability of fixation of beneficial mutations that occur in populations of changing size. We examine a number of demographic models,...
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