genetic load

genetic load
genetic load n the decrease in fitness of the average individual in a population due to the presence of deleterious genes or genotypes in the gene pool

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1. the sum of the deleterious genes in a genome. 2. the relative difference between the mean fitness of a population and the fitness of a population composed entirely of individuals with the fittest genotype.

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