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Population genetic diversity and fitness in multiple environments.
BMC evolutionary biology - 7 Jul 2010
Markert Jeffrey A, Champlin Denise M, Gutjahr-Gobell Ruth, Grear Jason S, Kuhn Anne, McGreevy Thomas J, Roth Annette, Bagley Mark J, Nacci Diane E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: When a large number of alleles are lost from a population, increases in individual homozygosity may reduce individual fitness through inbreeding depression. Modest losses of allelic diversity may also negatively impact long-term population viability by reducing the capacity of populations to adapt to altered environments. However, it is not clear how much genetic diversity within populations may be...
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