Abstract
Epistasis is the interaction between two or more genes to control a single phenotype. We model epistasis with a two-locus two-allele problem. The resulting model allows us to examine both population sizes as well as genotypic and phenotypic frequencies. In the context of an example, we show that if epistasis results in an undesirable phenotype, such as a genetically transmitted disease or condition, elimination of undesirable phenotypes from the population through selective breeding may be possible, although such selective breeding could lead to an increase in less desirable phenotypes and possibly the elimination of desirable phenotypes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 225-241 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Applied Mathematics and Computation |
Volume | 171 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2005 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Computational Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics
Keywords
- Epistasis
- Hardy-Weinberg equation
- Logistic equation
- Preferential mating