Epistasis and the mutation load: a measurement-theoretical approach.

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An approximate solution for the mean fitness in mutation-selection balance with arbitrary order of epistatic interaction is derived. The solution is based on the assumptions of coupling equilibrium and that the interaction effects are multilinear. We find that the effect of m-order epistatic interactions (i.e., interactions among groups of m loci) on the load is dependent on the total genomic mutation rate, U, to...

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