For a population containing 70 females and 30 males what is

. For a population containing 70 females and 30 males, what is the effective population size, Ne ?

Solution

Answer : Effective population size (Ne) can be calculated using the formula

Effective population size = 4Nm Nf / Nm + Nf

Where Nm = number of breeding males

Nf = number of breeding females

substituting the values

= 4Nm Nf / Nm + Nf

   4 X 30 X 70 / 30+ 100 = 84

Final answer is 84