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Record 1 2021-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

... a process by which a new advantageous mutation eliminates or reduces variation in linked neutral sites as it increases in frequency in the population ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Processus par lequel la sélection au cours de l'évolution d'un allèle favorable augmente également la fréquence des allèles qui lui sont liés, réduisant ainsi la variation génétique autour du gène sélectionné.

OBS

Ce processus est intervenu lors de l'évolution des espèces sauvages vers des espèces domestiquées.

Spanish

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