Phenomena and Processes

Genetic Load

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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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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  • Load, Genetic

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2003; use GENETICS, POPULATION 1998-2002

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Genetic Load. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D040741. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D040741
  2. Genetic Load. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_load
  3. Genetic Load. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1047416