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If
is rejected, we can conclude that there is either
gametic selection or segregation distortion in
females.
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If
is rejected, we can conclude that there is some
form of non-random mating in the breeding population or
female-specific selection of male gametes.
| The frequency of the transmitted male gametes is equal to the allele frequency in adult males. | ||
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If
is rejected, we can conclude either that males
differ in their ability to attract mates (i.e., there is sexual
selection) or that male gametes differ in their ability to accomplish
fertilization (e.g., sperm competition), or that there is segregation
distortion in
males.
| The genotype frequencies of reproductive females are the same as those of ``sterile'' females. | ||
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If
is rejected, we can conclude that females differ in
their ability to reproduce successfully.
| The genotype frequencies of adult females and adult males are equal. | ||
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If
is rejected we can conclude that the relative
viabilities of the genotypes are different in the two sexes. (We have
assumed implicitly throughout that the locus under study is an
autosomal locus. Notice that rejection of
is consistent with
no selection in one sex.)
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If
is rejected, we can conclude that genotypes differ
in their probability of survival from zygote to adult, i.e., that
there is viability selection. If
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are accepted, we have
no evidence that selection is happening at any stage of the life cycle
at this locus and no evidence of non-random mating with respect to
genotype at this locus.