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genetic load

noun

  1. the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.


genetic load

  1. The aggregate of deleterious genes that are carried, mostly hidden, in the genome of a population and may be transmitted to descendants. Inbreeding usually causes an increase in genetic load.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of genetic load1

First recorded in 1965–70

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