# Extinction probability

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In [population genetics](/source/population_genetics), '''extinction probability''' is the chance of an [inherited trait](/source/inherited_trait) becoming [extinct](/source/extinction) as a [function](/source/function_(mathematics)) of [time](/source/time)&nbsp;''t''.<ref name =":1">{{cite journal |last1=Kilman |first1=Richard |title=Genetic Drift and Effective Population Size |journal=Nature Education |date=2008 |volume=1 |issue=3 |page=3 |url=https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/genetic-drift-and-effective-population-size-772523/ |access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref>  If ''t''&nbsp;=&nbsp;∞ this may be the complement of the [chance](/source/probability) of becoming a universal [trait](/source/Phenotypic_trait). This opposing process is also known as proceeding to [fixation](/source/Fixation_(population_genetics)).

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