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distribution of fitness effects: a standalone construct

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Population genetics

the spread of selective effects among new mutations, from lethal through nearly neutral to beneficial, estimated from polymorphism and divergence.

In population genetics, distribution of fitness effects refers to the spread of selective effects among new mutations, from lethal through nearly neutral to beneficial, estimated from polymorphism and divergence. This meaning comes from Eyre-Walker (2007) in Nature Reviews Genetics.[1]

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Eyre-Walker, A., & Keightley, P. D. (2007). The distribution of fitness effects of new mutations. Nature Reviews Genetics, 8(8), 610-618. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg2146

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