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Selfing reduces heterozygosity by:

Selfing systematically reduces heterozygosity because segregation from heterozygous parent yields one quarter AA, one half Aa, one quarter aa. Only half offspring remain heterozygous, halving H each generation. Formal relationship Ht equals H zero times one half to power t, where t number selfing generations, independent of allele frequencies for loci not under selection. After first selfing heterozygosity 50 percent, after second 25 percent, after six cycles about 1.6 percent. Inbreeding coefficient F rises reciprocally approaching 0.99 after six generations. This principle underpins extracti

Ref: Hartl & Clark Principles Population Genetics selfing reduction; Falconer Introduction Quantitative Genetics; NCBI Bookshelf Heterozygosity equation.

Which does NOT maintain polymorphism?

Positive frequency dependence reflects key principle in quiz on section a solved pyqs, where evolutionary mechanisms shape genetic variation and adaptation. In this context, Positive frequency dependence aligns with experimental and theoretical evidence from population genetics, behavioral ecology and molecular phylogeny. Textbooks like Campbell Biology, Futuyma Evolution and Hartl Principles illustrate supporting data. Understanding why Positive frequency dependence fits helps integrate natural selection,

Ref: Campbell Biology, Evolution Chapters, Selection Types.