The age of an allele in a finite population
- 14 April 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Genetics Research
- Vol. 23 (2), 137-143
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016672300014750
Abstract
SUMMARY The age of an allele segregating in a finite population may be defined in two ways. They are (1) the age of a mutant gene that has never reached fixation in the population, and (2) the age including any fixation period in the past. Theoretical expressions for these are derived on the assumption that every mutant is unique.Keywords
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