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background selection: a standalone construct

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Population genetics

the loss of neutral genetic diversity at sites linked to genes where harmful mutations are continually removed by selection.

In population genetics, background selection refers to the loss of neutral genetic diversity at sites linked to genes where harmful mutations are continually removed by selection. This meaning comes from Charlesworth (1993) in Genetics.[1]

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References

  1. Charlesworth, B., Morgan, M. T., & Charlesworth, D. (1993). The effect of deleterious mutations on neutral molecular variation. Genetics, 134(4), 1289-1303. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/134.4.1289

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