Equation 5 · Part 1 · Human Evolution Did Not Stop, and Medicine Is Now Steering It
Symbol q
What this part means
q is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
Its job in the formula
q is part of the quantity the equation computes from the expression on the right.
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Set s = 1 , the theoretical maximum in which every affected embryo is detected and never implanted: for q = 0.01 , this gives = /(1+) 0.009901 , a reduction of under one-tenth of one percent of the allele’s frequency in a single generation, even at total, universal, perfectly effective screening. The reason the effect is so small is structural, not a modeling artifact: for a…
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Sources cited in the article section
- [15] Utilization of Preimplantation Genetic Testing in the USA ↗
- [16] Mitochondrial Donation Treatment ↗
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