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LI1 has pointed out, by means of a neat algebraic formulation, that Fisher's fundamental theorem of natural selection does not apply exactly in a discrete-generation random-mating situation unless there is no dominance in fitness, and that the mean fitness cannot decrease from generation to generation for a single diallelic locus.
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EDWARDS, A. Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection. Nature 215, 537–538 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/215537a0
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