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Effective Population Size Problem 1

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Tutorial to help us answer problem 1.

 

If the number of breeding males and females are equal we have Nm = Nf and,

Substituting the above equation of Ne gives,

Therefore, if the number of breeding males and females are equal, the effective population size is equal to the census population size.

 

This problem is a great example of using mathematics to arrive at an answer that makes sense when you think about the biology.

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