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genetic load

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genetic load
n.
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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However, once they enter a cell, the acidity in the uptake compartment increases to a pH of 5 to 6 and the vesicles fall apart, releasing their genetic loads into the cell's cytoplasm.
Delivering the goods: gene therapy without the virus by Gorman, Jessica / Science News
If your genetic load and cultural factors are less, it will take longer.
Not all in the genes by Pursch, Joseph A. / Vibrant Life
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