Tag: Frank Livingstone

  • The Founder Effect and Deleterious Genes American Journal of Physical Anthropology Volume 30, Issue 1 (January 1969) pages 55-60 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330300107 Frank B. Livingstone (1928-2005), Professor Emeritus of Biological Anthropology University of Michigan During the rapid growth of a population from a few founders, a single deleterious gene in a founder can attain an appreciable…