Concept information
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
In other languages
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Finnish
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Perinnöllinen taakka
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D040741
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