Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (The)
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  • Year: 1978
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue: 1

Average Time Until Fixation of a Mutant at a Tri-Allelic Locus in a Finite Population

  • Author:
  • Prem Narain
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 57 to 62

Institute of Agricultural Research Statistics, Library Avenue, New Delhi-110 012 (India)

Abstract

The average number of generations involved infixing an artificially produced mutant at a tri-allelic locus has been studied mathematically. The results have been found to be affected by a combination of parameters describing population size and multiple allelic effect.