Risk of population extinction from fixation of deleterious and reverse mutations.

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Risk of population extinction from fixation of deleterious and reverse mutations.

Genetica - 1 Jan 1998

Lande R

Abstract excerpt

A model is developed for alternate fixations of mildly deleterious and wild-type alleles arising by forward and reverse mutation in a finite population. For almost all parameter values, this gives an equilibrium load that agrees closely with the general expression derived from diffusion theory. N...

Topics

Animals
Genetic Variation
Models, Genetic
Models, Statistical
Mutation
Population Dynamics
Risk Assessment

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