The general relationship between average effect and average excess

Alan R. Templeton

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Abstract

The average effect and average excess both measure the phenotypic effects of gametes in a population. A matrix notation is introduced that provides a general analytical solution for the average effects at a single locus with k alleles that can be solved for any population regardless of its genotype frequencies. This same notation also provides an easy way of deriving and generalizing to k alleles the well-known relationships between average effects and average excesses that exist under random-mating and regular deviations from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium due to inbreeding.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-70
Number of pages2
JournalGenetical Research
Volume49
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1987
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics

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