The effect of biased conversion on the mutation load.

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The mutation load is sensitive to changes in the segregation ratio caused, for example, by biased conversion. If the distortion, measured by the force of conversion, is greater than the loss of fitness in the mutation heterozygotes, then the mutation load will be far away from its normal value. Examples are given where a small positive bias together with realistic fitness parameters increase the mutation load by...

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