Genetic erosion
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Genetic erosion (also known as genetic depletion) is a process where the limited gene pool of an endangered species diminishes even more when reproductive individuals die off before reproducing low population. T term is sometimes used in a narrow sense, such as when describing the loss of particular alleles or genes, as well as being used more broadly, as when referring to the loss of a phenotype or whole species.
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See also
- Center of origin
- Conservation biology
- Crop wild relative
- Gene bank
- Genetic pollution
- Genetics
- Mutational meltdown
- Neglected and underutilized crops
- Population genetics
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