Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. CHAPTER ONE. Fate of an Individual Mutant Gene in a Finite Population 3
5. CHAPTER TWO. Population Genetics and Molecular Evolution 16
6. CHAPTER THREE. Effective Population Number 33
7. CHAPTER FOUR. Natural Selection and Genetic Loads 44
8. CHAPTER FIVE. Adaptive Evolution and Substitutional Load 72
9. CHAPTER SIX. Two-locus Problems 89
10. CHAPTER SEVEN. Linkage Disequilibrium and Associative Overdominance in a Finite Population 105
11. CHAPTER EIGHT. Breeding Structure of Populations 117
12. CHAPTER NINE. Maintenance of Genetic Variability In Mendelian Populations 141
13. CHAPTER TEN. The Role of Sexual Reproduction in Evolution 160
14. Mathematical Appendix 167
15. Bibliography 197
16. Author Index 215
17. Subject Index 217