title: Wright-Fisher model of social insects with haploid males and diploid females.
abstract: An inhomogeneous discrete Markov model is formulated for sexual random mating in finite populations of haploid male and diploid female individuals. This is a Wright-Fisher type of model for social insects. The generations are non-overlapping and of given finite sizes. Bottlenecks are included, allowing different sizes to change from generation to generation. Mutations and selection are included in this exact model for the stochastic process. Computations of the exact Markov model are presented, focussing on the sexually asymmetric genetic drift caused by haplodiploidy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, 1432 AAas, Norway.
authors.forename: Peder A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Tyvand
authors.forename: Steinar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thorvaldsen
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D004171:Diploidy; D005260:Female; D040961:Genetic Drift; D005838:Genotype; D006238:Haploidy; D007313:Insecta / Q000235:genetics*; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008297:Male; D008390:Markov Chains; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009154:Mutation; D011156:Population Density; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D013269:Stochastic Processes