genetic load
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genetic load

1. The relative difference between the theoretically most fit genotype within a population and the average genotype.

2. The aggregate of deleterious genes that are carried, mostly hidden, in the genome of a population and may be transmitted to descendants.

genetic load

The aggregate of deleterious genes that are carried, mostly hidden, in the genome of a population and may be transmitted to descendants. Inbreeding usually causes an increase in genetic load.

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genetic load (redirected from Mutational load)

genetic load
(redirected from Mutational load)