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    In evolutionary genetics, Muller's ratchet (named after Hermann Joseph Muller, by analogy with a ratchet effect) is a process which, in the absence of...
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    could not be rescinded or nullified over time. Argument to moderation Muller's ratchet Tragedy of the commons Collingridge dilemma Entropy Alan Peacock and...
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  • catastrophe Error threshold Extinction vortex Genetic load Genetic erosion Muller's ratchet Coron, Camille; Méléard, Sylvie; Porcher, Emmanuelle; Robert, Alexandre...
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    coding density and genes are generally attributed to genetic drift and Muller's ratchet. Genetic drift is enhanced in Rickettsiales genomes due to low population...
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    type phenotype via a recombination process is called Muller's ratchet phenomenon. Muller's ratchet phenomenon, together with less effective population...
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  • Invasive species Habitat destruction Human impact on the environment Muller's ratchet Mutational meltdown Overabundant species Overexploitation Overshoot...
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    Invasive species Habitat destruction Human impact on the environment Muller's ratchet Mutational meltdown Overabundant species Overexploitation Overshoot...
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    J. Muller (Indiana University Press, 1962). Mutagenesis Bateson–Dobzhansky–Muller model Repository for Germinal Choice Muller's ratchet Muller's morphs...
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  • immediately following studies employ sex to overcome Muller's ratchet while papers that demonstrate Muller's ratchet (i.e., without employing sex to overcome the...
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  • and decreased population density. Error catastrophe Error threshold Muller's ratchet Mutational meltdown Population dynamics Small population size Gilpin...
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    contributes to the species-wide degeneration of Y chromosomes through Muller's ratchet. As it has been already mentioned, the Y chromosome is unable to recombine...
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  • transfers. This design served to verify experimentally the operation of Müller’s ratchet, or fitness decrease by the irreversible incorporation of mutations...
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  • author Hermann Joseph Muller (1890–1967), US geneticist (Muller's ratchet) and educator Muller (footballer, born 1986), Muller Santos da Silva, Brazilian...
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    Invasive species Habitat destruction Human impact on the environment Muller's ratchet Mutational meltdown Overabundant species Overexploitation Overshoot...
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    Invasive species Habitat destruction Human impact on the environment Muller's ratchet Mutational meltdown Overabundant species Overexploitation Overshoot...
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  • Continued fixation of deleterious alleles in small populations is called Muller's ratchet, and can lead to mutational meltdown. Inbreeding: In a small population...
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    mosaic evolution – most recent common ancestor – Hermann Joseph MullerMuller's ratchet – mutation – mutational meltdown natural selection – natural genetic...
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    Invasive species Habitat destruction Human impact on the environment Muller's ratchet Mutational meltdown Overabundant species Overexploitation Overshoot...
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    and with little to no recombination may be expected to be subject to Muller's ratchet, the accumulation of deleterious mutations until functionality is lost...
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    are named in honor of Hermann Joseph Muller, who used them to explain his idea of Muller's ratchet. In a Muller plot, the horizontal axis typically shows...
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    (though see pseudoautosomal region), it is susceptible to decay by Muller's ratchet. Similarly, the W chromosome in a ZW sex-determination system is susceptible...
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    Invasive species Habitat destruction Human impact on the environment Muller's ratchet Mutational meltdown Overabundant species Overexploitation Overshoot...
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    Invasive species Habitat destruction Human impact on the environment Muller's ratchet Mutational meltdown Overabundant species Overexploitation Overshoot...
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    Invasive species Habitat destruction Human impact on the environment Muller's ratchet Mutational meltdown Overabundant species Overexploitation Overshoot...
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  • populations. Background selection in asexual populations produces Muller's ratchet, the accumulation of irreversible deleterious mutations. Background...
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    2024. Evans, David; Wade, Bridget S.; Henehan, Michael; Erez, Jonathan; Müller, Wolfgang (6 April 2016). "Revisiting carbonate chemistry controls on planktic...
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    Invasive species Habitat destruction Human impact on the environment Muller's ratchet Mutational meltdown Overabundant species Overexploitation Overshoot...
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