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A selection model which comprises models of additive fecundities as well as models of viability, fecundity, or differential mating selection acting only in one sex, is investigated for an autosomal gene locus in a population reproducing in nonoverlapping generations. The recurrence equations and basic properties of the genotypic population trajectories and equilibrium points are formulated for the multiallelic case. For the diallelic case, the trajectory development is discussed in more detail, and it is proven that every population trajectory converges to a Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium point.
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Ziehe, M. Population trajectories for single locus additive fecundity selection and related selection models. J. Math. Biology 11, 33–43 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00275822
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