Simulating inbreeding depression through the mutation accumulation theory

Using the Penna model for biological aging, which is based on the mutation accumulation theory, we show that the number of homozygous loci corresponding to deleterious mutations is higher in small populations than in large ones. This decrease of heterozygosity may drive small populations to extinction even when no drastic change of the environment occurs.

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Year of publication:	2000
Authors:	Sousa, A.O ; Oliveira, S. Moss de ; Bernardes, Américo T
Published in:	Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 278.2000, 3, p. 563-570
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Ageing \| Penna model \| Monte Carlo simulations

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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