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Polymorphism in the two-locus Levene model with nonepistatic directional selection

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For the Levene model with soft selection in two demes, the maintenance of polymorphism at two diallelic loci is studied. Selection is nonepistatic and dominance is intermediate. Thus, there is directional selection in every deme and at every locus. We assume that selection is in opposite directions in the two demes because otherwise no polymorphism is possible. If at one locus there is no dominance, then a complete analysis of the dynamical and equilibrium properties is performed. In particular, a simple necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of an internal equilibrium and sufficient conditions for global asymptotic stability are obtained. These results are extended to deme-independent degree of dominance at one locus. A perturbation analysis establishes structural stability within the full parameter space. In the absence of genotype-environment interaction, which requires deme-independent dominance at both loci, nongeneric equilibrium behavior occurs, and the introduction of arbitrarily small genotype-environment interaction changes the equilibrium structure and may destroy stable polymorphism. The volume of the parameter space for which a (stable) two-locus polymorphism is maintained is computed numerically. It is investigated how this volume depends on the strength of selection and on the dominance relations. If the favorable allele is (partially) dominant in its deme, more than 20% of all parameter combinations lead to a globally asymptotically stable, fully polymorphic equilibrium.

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  • Bürger, Reinhard, 2009. "Polymorphism in the two-locus Levene model with nonepistatic directional selection," Theoretical Population Biology, Elsevier, vol. 76(3), pages 214-228.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:thpobi:v:76:y:2009:i:3:p:214-228
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2009.07.002
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    1. Nagylaki, Thomas, 2009. "Evolution under the multilocus Levene model without epistasis," Theoretical Population Biology, Elsevier, vol. 76(3), pages 197-213.
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