Type Fitness Relation Form of Selection Result
1 W11 = W12 > W22 Directional selection against recessive allele A2 A1 increases, A2 decreases
2 W11 = W12 < W22 Directional selection against dominant allele A1 A2 increases, A1 decreases
3 W11 > W12 > W22 Directional selection against incompletely dominant allele A2 A1 increases, A2 decreases
4 W11 < W12 < W22 Directional selection against incompletely dominant allele A1 A2 increases, A1 decreases
5 W11 < W12 > W22 Overdominance Stable equilibrium, both alleles maintained
6 W11 > W12 < W22 Underdominance Unstable equilibrium
Note: W11, W12, and W22 represent the fitnesses of genotypes A1A1, A1A2, and A2A2, respectively.
Table 25.6: Types of natural selection