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. 2016 Apr 18;203(2):959–974. doi: 10.1534/genetics.116.188821

Table 1. Glossary of Notation.

Symbol Usage
2N Number of haplotypes in the population (of size N)
A,B Locus at which first, second beneficial allele arises
r Recombination rate between two loci
sA, sB Fitness coefficients of original and new advantageous alleles
hA, hB Dominance coefficients of original and new advantageous alleles
p Frequency of first advantageous allele at time point
q Frequency of second advantageous allele at time point (if sA<sB)
σ Proportion of matings that are self-fertilizing
F Wright’s (1951) inbreeding coefficient, σ/(2σ)
Φ Probability of identity by descent at two loci (Roze 2009)
PA(p), PB(p) Fixation probability of original and new allele if unaffected by linkage (Equation 1)
PAB Fixation probability of both mutants in absence of interference
PAB(p) Actual fixation probability of both mutants, after accounting for interference
P¯AB Average PAB over one or several selected substitutions at locus A
R(p) Ratio of actual to noninterference double-allele fixation probability, PAB/PAB
R¯ Average R over one or several selected substitutions at locus A
PHH Fixation probability of second allele with wild-type background
Pd(q) Fixation probability of haplotype carrying both sweeps
τ Time taken for first sweep to reach frequency p
T Scaled time, sAt
Π(p) Average fixation probability of second allele if it does not replace the first sweep
Πrep(p) Probability that second sweep replaces first if sB>sA
Q0(p), Q1(p) Fixation probability of novel allele if appearing on neutral or already beneficial genetic background
θ1(p), θ0(p) Relative selective advantage of second allele if residing on either beneficial or neutral background
θd(q) Relative selective advantage of recombinant haplotype carrying both alleles
Δ Difference in fixation probability between different backgrounds, Q1Q0
φ Scaled advantage of new beneficial allele, sB/sA
ρ Scaled recombination rate, r/sA
λA Rate of selected substitution at locus A
Θ Population rate of beneficial mutation at single locus, 4Nua