THE PROBABILITY OF FIXATION OF A NEW KARYOTYPE IN A CONTINUOUS POPULATION
- 31 May 1991
- Vol. 45 (3) , 499-517
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1991.tb04326.x
Abstract
We investigate the probability of fixation of a chromosome rearrangement in a subdivided population, concentrating on the limit where migration is so large relative to selection (m ≫ s) that the population can be thought of as being continuously distributed. We study two demes, and one- and two-dimensional populations. For two demes, the probability of fixation in the limit of high migration approximates that of a population with twice the size of a single deme: migration therefore greatly reduces the fixation probability. However, this behavior does not extend to a large array of demes. Then, the fixation probability depends primarily on neighborhood size (Nb), and may be appreciable even with strong selection and free gene flow (≈exp(-B ≈ Nb√s) in one dimension, ≈exp(-B ≈ Nb) in two dimensions). Our results are close to those for the more tractable case of a polygenic character under disruptive selection.Keywords
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