Bisexual branching processes in a genetic context: The extinction problem for Y-linked genes

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 227-247

  Gonzalez M ^a   Hull, D M ^b   Martinez R ^a   Mota, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bidimensional bisexual stochastic model; Perfect fidelity mating; Sex linked inheritance; Survival

Indexed keywords

GENES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

BIDIMENSIONAL BISEXUAL STOCHASTIC MODEL; PERFECT FIDELITY MATING; SEX-LINKED INHERITANCE; SURVIVAL;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ALLELE; GENE; GENETICS; MATE FIDELITY; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATING; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION; SPECIES EXTINCTION; SURVIVAL; Y CHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GENES, Y-LINKED; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 33746911630     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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