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14. One- and Two-locus Selection Theory

• Single-locus Viability Selection
  • Extension to multiple alleles
  • Wright's formula
• Theorems of Natural Selection, Fundamental and Otherwise
  • The classical interpretation of Fishers' fundamental theorem
  • What did Fisher really mean?
  • Mean fitness, Wright's adaptive topography, and Fisher's fundamental theorem
  • Heritability values for characters correlated with fitness
  • Robertson's secondary theorem of natural selection
  • The secondary theorem under arbitary epistasis
• Selection on a Quantitative Trait Locus
  • A single gene underlies the character
  • Many loci of small effect underlying the character
  • A population-genetics derivation of the breeders' equation
  • Correct quadratic terms for s_i
• Selection on Multiple Loci

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