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Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Load

Preferred term

Genetic Load  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Load, Genetic

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

  • 2003; use GENETICS, POPULATION 1998-2002

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D040741

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