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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Genetic Load
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Descriptor Spanish:
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carga genética
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Carga Genética
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Synonyms English:
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Load, Genetic
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Tree Number:
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G05.350
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Definition English:
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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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See Related English:
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Hybrid Vigor
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History Note English:
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2003; use GENETICS, POPULATION 1998-2002
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Record Number:
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37664
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Unique Identifier:
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D040741
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Similar:
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DeCS
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