What is the ratio of deleterious
recessive
homozygotes
in an inbred versus
a non-inbred population?
If F = 0 (population is not
inbred)
then
q2exp / q2obs = 1
if F > 0 (population is
inbred)
& q << 1 then
q2exp
/ q2obs = (q2 + Fpq) / q2
(q2 + Fq) / q2 = (q + F) /
q
F/q
Ex.: if q = 10-4 & F = 0.01 then F/q = 102 = 100
i.e.,
a
very small degree of inbreeding results in a 100-fold increase in the
proportion of deleterious homozygotes