Haldane’s cost of selection
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Haldane’s cost of selection is a population genetics concept quantifying the reproductive burden and time required for natural selection to replace one gene variant with a fitter alternative in a population.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Haldane’s cost of selection Context triple: [Haldane’s dilemma, relatedConcept, Haldane’s cost of selection]
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A.
Fisher's fundamental theorem of natural selection
Fisher's fundamental theorem of natural selection is a key principle in evolutionary biology stating that the rate of increase in fitness of a population is proportional to its genetic variance in fitness.
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The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution
"The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution" is a landmark 1932 paper by geneticist Sewall Wright that helped establish the theoretical foundations of population genetics and modern evolutionary theory.
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C.
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection is a landmark 1930 book that founded modern evolutionary genetics by mathematically uniting Mendelian inheritance with Darwinian natural selection.
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Evolution in Mendelian Populations
"Evolution in Mendelian Populations" is a foundational 1931 paper by Sewall Wright that introduced key concepts of population genetics, including genetic drift, inbreeding, and the shifting balance theory of evolution.
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E.
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Haldane’s cost of selection Target entity description: Haldane’s cost of selection is a population genetics concept quantifying the reproductive burden and time required for natural selection to replace one gene variant with a fitter alternative in a population.
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A.
Fisher's fundamental theorem of natural selection
Fisher's fundamental theorem of natural selection is a key principle in evolutionary biology stating that the rate of increase in fitness of a population is proportional to its genetic variance in fitness.
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B.
The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution
"The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution" is a landmark 1932 paper by geneticist Sewall Wright that helped establish the theoretical foundations of population genetics and modern evolutionary theory.
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C.
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection
The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection is a landmark 1930 book that founded modern evolutionary genetics by mathematically uniting Mendelian inheritance with Darwinian natural selection.
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D.
Evolution in Mendelian Populations
"Evolution in Mendelian Populations" is a foundational 1931 paper by Sewall Wright that introduced key concepts of population genetics, including genetic drift, inbreeding, and the shifting balance theory of evolution.
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E.
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
evolutionary biology concept
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population genetics concept ⓘ |
| addresses |
constraints on simultaneous substitutions at many loci
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trade-off between selection intensity and population viability ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
cost of natural selection
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substitutional load ⓘ |
| appliesTo | replacement of one gene variant by a fitter alternative ⓘ |
| assumes | finite reproductive excess in populations ⓘ |
| concerns |
limits on speed of natural selection
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rate of adaptive evolution ⓘ |
| definedBy | J. B. S. Haldane ⓘ |
| field |
evolutionary theory
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population genetics ⓘ |
| historicalContext | mid-20th century population genetics ⓘ |
| implies | upper bound on rate of gene substitutions ⓘ |
| influenced |
later work on genetic load
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theoretical limits on adaptive evolution in large populations ⓘ |
| involves |
allele frequency change over time
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mortality due to selection ⓘ population size ⓘ reproductive rate ⓘ selection coefficient ⓘ |
| mathematicallyCharacterizedAs | cumulative number of selective deaths needed for allele fixation ⓘ |
| quantifies |
number of selective deaths required for gene substitution
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reproductive burden of selection ⓘ time required for a fitter allele to replace a less fit allele ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Haldane’s dilemma
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adaptive substitution rate ⓘ genetic drift ⓘ genetic substitution ⓘ selective sweep ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
fixation of advantageous alleles
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genetic load ⓘ selective deaths ⓘ |
| usedIn |
arguments about limits to adaptive evolution
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debates on feasibility of rapid evolution ⓘ discussions of molecular evolution rates ⓘ |
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