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The transient distribution of allele frequencies under mutation pressure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Masatoshi Nei  and
Wen-Hsiung Li
Masatoshi Nei
Affiliation:
Center for Demographic and Population Genetics, University of Texas at Houston, Texas 77030
Wen-Hsiung Li
Affiliation:
Center for Demographic and Population Genetics, University of Texas at Houston, Texas 77030
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The transient distribution of allele frequencies in a finite population is derived under the assumption that there are k possible alleic states at a locus and mutation occurs in all directions. At steady state this distribution becomes identical with the distribution obtained by Wright, Kimura and Crow when k = ∞. The rate of approach to the steady state distribution is generally very slow, the asymptotic rate being 2v + 1/(2N), where v and N are the mutation rate and effective population size, respectively. Using this distribution it is shown that when population size is suddenly increased, the expected number of alleles increases more rapidly than the expected heterozygosity. Implications of the present study on testing hypotheses for the maintenance of genetic variability in populations are discussed.

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Research Article
Information
Genetics Research , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , December 1976 , pp. 205 - 214
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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