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Population genetics

the removal of recessive harmful alleles by selection when inbreeding exposes them, which can reduce inbreeding depression over time.

In population genetics, genetic purging refers to the removal of recessive harmful alleles by selection when inbreeding exposes them, which can reduce inbreeding depression over time. This meaning comes from García-Dorado (2012) in Genetics.[1]

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García-Dorado, A. (2012). Understanding and Predicting the Fitness Decline of Shrunk Populations: Inbreeding, Purging, Mutation, and Standard Selection. Genetics, 190(4), 1461-1476. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.111.135541

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