7. In a population of 50,000 diploid individuals, what is the probability that a new neutral mutation will ultimately reach fixation? What is the probability that it will ultimately be lost from the population? $K=3X10^{-8}$
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In this case, $N = 50,000$. Probability of fixation = $\frac{1}{2N} = \frac{1}{2 \times 50,000} = \frac{1}{100,000} = 0.00001 = 1 \times 10^{-5}$ Show more…
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