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Effective population size when fertility is inherited*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

Masatoshi Nei
Affiliation:
Division of Genetics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan
Motoi Murata
Affiliation:
Division of Genetics, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan

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A formula for effective population size when fertility is inherited is worked out. It is shown that the effective size decreases as the heritability of fertility or progeny number increases.

Type
Short Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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