A note on the diffusion approximation for the variance of the number of generations until fixation of a neutral mutant gene

Narain, P. (1970) A note on the diffusion approximation for the variance of the number of generations until fixation of a neutral mutant gene Genetical Research, 15 (2). pp. 251-255. ISSN 0016-6723

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Abstract

A general expression is derived for the variance of time to fixation of a neutral gene in a finite population using a diffusion approximation. The results are compared with exact values derived by matrix methods for a population size of 8.

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