C. Damgaard, FIXATION PROBABILITIES OF SELFING RATE MODIFIERS IN SIMULATIONS WITH SEVERAL DELETERIOUS ALLELES WITH LINKAGE, Evolution, 50(4), 1996, pp. 1425-1431
The fixation rates of selfing rate modifiers were found by stochastic
simulation in an infinite site model, including effects of several del
eterious alleles with variable effects, which were randomly distribute
d in the genome without assuming any pollen discounting. Previous resu
lts on the evolution of selfing obtained by more precise methods were
in this study further validated, and it was concluded that the effect
of genetic associations on the evolution of mating systems is small ex
cept in the case of full pollen discounting. Furthermore, attention wa
s given to the uneven distribution of the genetic load in the populati
on, and the accompanying large among-genome variation in fixation rate
s. This among-genome variation will be of significance for the evoluti
on of mating systems.