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Kimura's fixation probability: a standalone construct

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Population genetics

the chance that a new mutation eventually takes over a finite population, given by a diffusion formula in effective size and selection coefficient.

In population genetics, Kimura's fixation probability refers to the chance that a new mutation eventually takes over a finite population, given by a diffusion formula in effective size and selection coefficient. This meaning comes from Kimura (1962) in Genetics.[1]

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References

Kimura, M. (1962). On the Probability of Fixation of Mutant Genes in a Population. Genetics, 47(6), 713-719. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/47.6.713

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