Wikipedia:WikiProject Evolutionary biology/popgenstyle
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The following are some notes for a standard population genetics style.
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Alleles
Alleles should be bold. Where an allele already has a name, e.g. for sickle cell anaemia, use that. Otherwise use A and a (? but suggests dominance; is there an alternative?)
Allele frequencies
Standardly, use p and q for allele frequencies, possibly r for a third. s is unfortunately used elsewhere for 1 − w.
At equilibrium, they should be represented with an ampersand hat over the top:
| \hat q |  |
Allele frequency at equilibrium |
Fitness
The standard letter for fitness is w. Mean fitness should be represented as:
| \bar w |  |
Mean fitness |
