Background selection
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Background selection
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Background selection describes the loss of genetic diversity at a locus due to negative selection against deleterious alleles with which it is in linkage disequilibrium. The name emphasizes the fact that the genetic background, or genomic environment, of a mutation has a significant impact on whether it will be preserved versus lost from a population. Background selection contradicts the assumption of the neutral theory of molecular evolution that the fixation or loss of a neutral allele can be
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Phenomenon inducing a loss of genetic diversity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Background_selection
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2024-04-22T05:10:10Z
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