The hitch-hiking effect of a favourable gene
Genetics ResearchPublished 1 December 2007Open access
John Maynard Smith, John Haigh
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If the selective coefficients at the linked locus are small compared to those at the substituted locus, it is shown that the probability of complete fixation at the links is approximately exp (− Nc), where c is the recombinant fraction and N the population size.
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