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On the offspring number distribution in a genetic population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

M. W. Feldman
M. W. Feldman*
Affiliation:
Monash University and Stanford University
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We consider a dioecious diploid population of N individuals, N1 males and N2 = N – N1 females. The alleles will be represented by a and A, and the population reproduces according to the Wright scheme, that is, by random mating with non-overlapping generations.

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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , June 1966 , pp. 129 - 141
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Copyright © Sheffield: Applied Probability Trust 

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