Fixation Probability of a Neutral Gene in an Age-Structured Population with Cyclic Change in Size

• Nomura Tetsuro

  Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto Sangyo University

Abstract

Fixation or extinction of neutral genes by genetic drift is especially important for understanding the evolution of small populations. Assuming a monoecious diploid species, I derived expressions for the fixation probability of a neutral gene in age-structured populations with cyclic change in size. Stochastic simulation with a small population showed that the obtained formulae give a good prediction of the fixation probability. Extension to a dioecious diploid species was also presented.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Biometrics

  Japanese Journal of Biometrics 29 (1), 35-43, 2008

  The Biometric Society of Japan

Keywords

• Age structure
• Overlapping generations
• Cyclic change
• Fixation probability
• Neutral gene

Details

• CRID: 1390001204369452032
• NII Article ID: 10024481531
• NII Book ID: AA11591618
• DOI: 10.5691/jjb.29.35
• ISSN: 21856494
• ISSN: 09184430
• NDL BIB ID: 9549909
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/9549909
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I9549909
• Text Lang: en
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