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We have shown that a newly arisen neutral mutation has very little chance of survival and fixation, unless the population size is very small. Suppose, however, that the mutant conveys a selective advantage to its possessor. Is the chance of survival and fixation greatly enhanced? Can a selective advantage turn a rank outsider into the favourite?
Slave, I have set my life upon a cast, And I will stand the hazard of the die: I think there be six Richmonds in the field; Five have I slain today, instead of him: William Shakespeare, King Richard III
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Gale, J.S. (1980). Survival and Fixation of Advantageous Mutants. In: Population Genetics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3924-3_4
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