Talk:Fixation (population genetics)
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editThis page should replace Gene_fixation, and the Fixation disambiguation page should be updated, as ANY mutation (not just genes) can become fixed. JVC 09:12, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
Something missing?
editHi
The second paragraph in the Probability section ends with the sentence that begins:
The probability of fixation is then {\displaystyle 1-\pi \approx 2s/\sigma ^{2}} {\displaystyle 1-\pi \approx 2s/\sigma ^{2}}
This is the first appearance of \sigma in the article. Its meaning is not explained. It is possible it is a well known result from Markov chain theory, but this article could be independent of that if a bit of explanation was added. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brent1023 (talk • contribs) 02:42, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
Fixation of mutant genes was used before Kimura wasn't it?
editA quick search in google scholar gives results from before 1954 discussing genes using the term fixation. Sewall wright for example already use mutant gene fixation. Mirad1000 (talk) 17:09, 2 May 2023 (UTC)