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Genetic drift with polygamy and arbitrary offspring distribution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2016

C. Cannings
C. Cannings*
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Department of Probability and Statistics, University of Sheffield
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Wright (1931) introduced a simple model for a bisexual, diploid population of fixed size and with non-overlapping generations. With N 1 males and N 2 females, the rate of drift was λ 0 = 1 – (N/8N 1 N 2) where N = N 1 + N 2.

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Advances in Applied Probability , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , March 1974 , pp. 3 - 4
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Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1974 

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Cannings, C. (1974) Genetic drift with polygamy and arbitrary offspring distribution. J. Appl. Prob. 11, No. 4. To appear.Google Scholar
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