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A mathematical study of the founder principle of evolutionary genetics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

P. Holgate
P. Holgate*
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The Nature Conservancy, London
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Abstract

Some comparisons are made between various characteristics of the genetic structures of populations of the same size and age, which have (i) evolved from a small founder population, and (ii) evolved from a population which has been of constant size throughout the period considered.

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Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , June 1966 , pp. 115 - 128
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Copyright © Sheffield: Applied Probability Trust 

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