The Evolution of Haploid, Diploid and Polymorphic Haploid-Diploid Life Cycles: The Role of Meiotic Mutation

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The Evolution of Haploid, Diploid and Polymorphic Haploid-Diploid Life Cycles: The Role of Meiotic Mutation

David W. Hall^a
^a Section of Integrative Biology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712-1064

Corresponding author: David W. Hall

Communicating editor: M. SLATKIN

Here I present a simple population genetic model to investigatethe evolution of polymorphic haploid-diploid life cycles. Thekey feature of the model is the assumption of mutation occurringduring meiosis. I show that, in addition to regions favoringhaploid or diploid life cycles, there are substantial regionsof the parameter space under which polymorphic haploid-diploidlife cycles are expected to evolve.

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