From high masked to high realized genetic load in inbred Scandinavian wolves
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.16802
Abstract: When new mutations arise at functional sites they are more likely to impair than improve fitness. If not removed by purifying selection, such deleterious mutations will generate a genetic load that can have negative fitness… read more here.
Keywords: genetic load; deleterious mutations; inbred scandinavian; high masked ... See more keywords