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mutational hazard hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Evolutionary genetics

the proposal by Lynch that excess DNA carries a mutation cost, so genome complexity grows where small populations make selection weak.

In evolutionary genetics, mutational hazard hypothesis refers to the proposal by Lynch that excess DNA carries a mutation cost, so genome complexity grows where small populations make selection weak. This meaning comes from Lynch (2006) in Science.[1]

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References

Lynch, M., Koskella, B., & Schaack, S. (2006). Mutation Pressure and the Evolution of Organelle Genomic Architecture. Science, 311(5768), 1727-1730. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1118884

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