Bisexual branching processes in a genetic context: Rates of growth for Y-linked genes

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-176

  Gonzalez M ^a   Martinez R ^a   Mota, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bidimensional bisexual stochastic model; Perfect fidelity mating; Rates of growth; Sex linked inheritance

Indexed keywords

BIDIMENSIONAL BISEXUAL STOCHASTIC MODEL; BRANCHING PROCESSES; GENOTYPE FREQUENCIES; PERFECT FIDELITY MATING; RATES OF GROWTH; SEX-LINKED INHERITANCE; Y-LINKED GENES;

GENE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MODELING; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; HETEROZYGOTE; MATE CHOICE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; Y CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

ALGORITHMS; ALLELES; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GENES, Y-LINKED; GENOTYPE; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REPRODUCTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 52049096164     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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