deleterious mutation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdeleteriousandmutation
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deleterious
adjective
uk/ˌdel.ɪˈtɪə.ri.əs/us/ˌdel.ɪˈtɪr.i.əs/
harmful:
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mutation
noun
uk/mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/us/mjuːˈteɪ.ʃən/
the way in which genes change and produce ...
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We were therefore under the genomicdeleteriousmutationframework with no constraint on the total number of mutable loci in the genome.
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Thedeleteriousmutationparameter assumed in this study are also in dispute.
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The effects of drift on inbreeding depression may bias some estimates of the genomic rate ofdeleteriousmutation.
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A molecular approach to estimating the humandeleteriousmutationrate.
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Quantifying the slightlydeleteriousmutationmodel of molecular evolution.
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In fact, under segregation, thedeleteriousmutationpressure driving the ratcheting process is half of that driving the ratchet in a comparable asexual diploid.
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Total number of individuals affected by a singledeleteriousmutationin a finite population.
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A population will accumulate mutations with a characteristic rate that depends on effective population size,deleteriousmutationrate and selection coefficient.
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The mutation rate and fitness effect of eachdeleteriousmutationare given on the figure.
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Rare recessives should be the principal cause of variation under thedeleteriousmutationmodel.
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This can be illustrated with a highly simplified version of thedeleteriousmutationmodel.
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Two important predictions of thedeleteriousmutationmodel can be tested empirically.
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The x-axis indicates the recombination fraction between the locus experiencing recurrentdeleteriousmutationand the locus of interest.
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Viability of the shielded chromosomes appeared to decline rapidly, implying adeleteriousmutationrate on the order of one per zygote per generation.
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Whether these findings imply a higherdeleteriousmutationrate or different dynamics of the ribosomal gene families in the latter species is currently unknown.
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The computer programs simulated full details of genetic transmission in multi-locus genotypes (with 1024 loci subject todeleteriousmutation).
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Here the economic evaluation included only the cost and the effectiveness of identifying a firstdeleteriousmutationin a family.
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Measuring spontaneousdeleteriousmutationprocess.
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In such populations there is a substantial probability that all fittest individuals (the fittest class) will eventually acquire a slightlydeleteriousmutationand therefore go extinct.
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The magnitude of any such effect depends on thedeleteriousmutationrate for the non-recombining region as a whole, which depends on the number of genes in the region.
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