Fig. 8

Random sampling in a multi-locus haploid model when all loci are tracked simultaneously. In each panel, results are shown for a population size of 2000, a varying number of loci from 2 to 20, and 2 alleles per locus, based on 100 independent trials. Bars for the 4, 8, 12 and 16 alleles represent 95% confidence interval for P based on 80 values, each of which was obtained based on 100 independent trials. P now refers to all loci rather than one (see main text). In comparison to the analysis of the first locus case in Fig. 1, L times more transformations are applied here to the fitness matrix. This leads to a decrease in both its variance (the reason for the thinner confidence interval of P) and average (the reason for the increase of g because more genotypes need to be created to obtain N surviving individuals). To facilitate comparison, the green line highlights the results for 16 loci case in Figs. 1 and 8