Coadapted genes

Coadapted genes

Sets of genes whose frequencies in a population reflect a compromise from different magnitudes and directions of selection acting on their various effects.

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coadapted genes

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Sets of genes whose frequencies in a population reflect a compromise from different magnitudes and directions of selection acting on their various effects.

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