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genetic load
noun
Definition of GENETIC LOAD
: the decrease in fitness of the average individual in a population relative to the fittest genotype due to the presence of deleterious genes in the gene pool
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First Known Use of GENETIC LOAD
1965
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genetic load
noun
Medical Definition of GENETIC LOAD
: the decrease in fitness of the average individual in a population due to the presence of deleterious genes or genotypes in the gene pool
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