Haldane’s dilemma
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Haldane’s dilemma is a theoretical argument in population genetics that questions how rapidly beneficial genetic substitutions can accumulate in a population given the reproductive cost of natural selection.
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| Haldane’s dilemma canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Haldane’s dilemma Context triple: [J. B. S. Haldane, notableFor, Haldane’s dilemma]
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Hardy–Weinberg principle
The Hardy–Weinberg principle is a fundamental concept in population genetics that describes how allele and genotype frequencies remain constant from generation to generation in an idealized, non-evolving population.
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Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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C.
Essays of a Biologist
Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
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D.
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis is Julian Huxley’s influential 1942 book that helped popularize and articulate the unified, gene-centered framework of modern evolutionary theory.
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E.
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Haldane’s dilemma Target entity description: Haldane’s dilemma is a theoretical argument in population genetics that questions how rapidly beneficial genetic substitutions can accumulate in a population given the reproductive cost of natural selection.
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A.
Hardy–Weinberg principle
The Hardy–Weinberg principle is a fundamental concept in population genetics that describes how allele and genotype frequencies remain constant from generation to generation in an idealized, non-evolving population.
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B.
Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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C.
Essays of a Biologist
Essays of a Biologist is a collection of influential essays by evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley that explores biology’s implications for human society, philosophy, and the modern worldview.
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D.
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis is Julian Huxley’s influential 1942 book that helped popularize and articulate the unified, gene-centered framework of modern evolutionary theory.
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E.
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
concept in evolutionary biology
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theoretical argument in population genetics ⓘ |
| addresses | how rapidly beneficial genetic substitutions can accumulate ⓘ |
| assumes |
finite reproductive excess in populations
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selection has a reproductive cost ⓘ |
| basedOn |
cost of selection per substitution
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time required for allele fixation ⓘ |
| concerns |
cost of natural selection
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genetic load ⓘ rate of substitution of beneficial alleles ⓘ speed of adaptive evolution ⓘ |
| field |
evolutionary biology
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population genetics ⓘ |
| hasBeenAddressedBy |
Motoo Kimura’s work on neutral substitutions
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background selection and linkage models ⓘ models of soft selection ⓘ neutral theory of molecular evolution ⓘ polygenic adaptation models ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
creation–evolution controversy discussions
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debates about feasibility of rapid evolution ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | constraint on cumulative selective cost over time ⓘ |
| implies |
trade-off between selection intensity and reproductive output
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upper bound on rate of adaptive substitutions ⓘ |
| introducedBy | J. B. S. Haldane ⓘ |
| involvesAssumption |
hard selection
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independent substitutions ⓘ |
| involvesConcept |
effective population size
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generation time ⓘ selective deaths ⓘ substitutional load ⓘ |
| mathematicallyAnalyzes |
number of selective deaths per substitution
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time scale of allele frequency change under selection ⓘ |
| namedAfter | J. B. S. Haldane ⓘ |
| publicationContext | mid-20th century population genetics literature ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Haldane’s cost of selection
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adaptive evolution in large populations ⓘ genetic load theory ⓘ substitution rate ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
fixation of advantageous mutations
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substitution rate limits under selection ⓘ |
| usedInArgument |
constraints on macroevolutionary change
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limits on speed of human evolution ⓘ |
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Subject: Haldane’s dilemma Description of subject: Haldane’s dilemma is a theoretical argument in population genetics that questions how rapidly beneficial genetic substitutions can accumulate in a population given the reproductive cost of natural selection.
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