[Doctor Stochastic]

Please note that jennyp did not claim that neutral duplication would inevitably be fixed. She pointed out that neutral duplication would not inevitably be erased.

[VadeRetro]

Please note that jennyp did not claim that neutral duplication would inevitably be fixed.

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[AndrewC]

Please note that jennyp did not claim that neutral duplication would inevitably be fixed. She pointed out that neutral duplication would not inevitably be erased.

What is the story then?

This is from Talk Origins

Neutral alleles

Most neutral alleles are lost soon after they appear. The average time (in generations) until loss of a neutral allele is 2(Ne/N) ln(2N) where N is the effective population size (the number of individuals contributing to the next generation's gene pool) and N is the total population size. Only a small percentage of alleles fix.

If you have no fixation and you do not have what is claimed by T.O. that the neutral allele will be lost(kinda agrees with gore3000 don't you think). What happens? Please provide the link to the information.