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Allele frequencies with genic selection

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The structure of the limit point process of the ordered allele frequencies in the stationary distribution of a K-allele diffusion model with mutation and genic selection is studied. This leads to a formula for expectations of functions of the allele frequencies in terms of expectations in the neutral infinite alleles model.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Monash University, 3168, Clayton, Australia

    R. C. Griffiths

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Griffiths, R.C. Allele frequencies with genic selection. J. Math. Biology 17, 1–10 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00276111

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