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A MULTIPLE allelic series at a locus can give rise to genotypes of different viabilities. Under certain conditions these genotypes can exist in equilibrium in a large random-mating population.
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MANDEL, S., HUGHES, I. Change in Mean Viability at a Multiallelic Locus in a Population under Random Mating. Nature 182, 63–64 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182063b0
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