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selective sweep: a standalone construct

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Genomics

the loss of variation around a favored variant as that variant and its neighbourhood rise quickly in frequency.

In genomics, selective sweep refers to the loss of variation around a favored variant as that variant and its neighbourhood rise quickly in frequency. This meaning comes from Smith (1974) in Genetical Research.[1]

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References

Smith, J. M., & Haigh, J. (1974). The hitch-hiking effect of a favourable gene. Genetical Research, 23(1), 23-35. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0016672300014634

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