Abstract
A model of selection for resistance to epidemics in haploid and diploid organisms is described. Using results from the mathematical theory of epidemics, I show that such selection is both frequency— and density—dependent, and that it can lead to genetic polymorphism if certain conditions are met. This form of selection may account for some of the observed genetic variation in natural populations.
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