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Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Load

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Genetic Load  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The relative amount by which the average fitness of a POPULATION is lowered, due to the presence of GENES that decrease survival, compared to the GENOTYPE with maximum or optimal fitness. (From Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed)

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Entry terms

  • Load, Genetic

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