Hello, I ran into two questions regarding direction selection at a single locus

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Hello, I ran into two questions regarding direction selection at a single locus and want to be able to understand them. Thank you for the help in advance, full credit goes to the person who adequately explain their reasoning. Thank you again!

True or False

1) Given directional selection at a locus, the time to fixation of the favored allele is inversely related to the magnitude of the selection coefficient.

2) Given directional selection at a locus, the equilibrium frequency of the favored allele is a function of the selection coefficient.

Explanation / Answer

Hello, I ran into two questions regarding direction selection at a single locus and want to be able to understand them. Thank you for the help in advance, full credit goes to the person who adequately explain their reasoning. Thank you again!

True or False

1) Given directional selection at a locus, the time to fixation of the favored allele is inversely related to the magnitude of the selection coefficient.False

2) Given directional selection at a locus, the equilibrium frequency of the favored allele is a function of the selection coefficient.True

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