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Population genetics

an extension of neutral theory in which slightly harmful mutations behave as if neutral in small populations and are purged in large ones.

In population genetics, nearly neutral theory refers to an extension of neutral theory in which slightly harmful mutations behave as if neutral in small populations and are purged in large ones. This meaning comes from Ohta (1973) in Nature.[1]

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References

Ohta, T. (1973). Slightly Deleterious Mutant Substitutions in Evolution. Nature, 246(5428), 96-98. https://doi.org/10.1038/246096a0

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