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An inversion in the third chromosome of Drosophila pseudoobscura appeared spontaneously in a population cage. It increased in frequency for several generations to a maximum of five percent and then declined to elimination. A model is offered for this and other phenomena, and its significance is discussed.
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Leigh Van Valen (1961) studied this question.
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