Overdominance
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title:
Overdominance
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Overdominance is a phenomenon in genetics where the phenotype of the heterozygote lies outside the phenotypical range of both homozygous parents. Overdominance can also be described as heterozygote advantage regulated by a single genomic locus, wherein heterozygous individuals have a higher fitness than homozygous individuals. However, not all cases of the heterozygote advantage are considered overdominance, as they may be regulated by multiple genomic regions. Overdominance has been hypothesize
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overdominance
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2004-11-17T12:36:28Z
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2024-08-28T07:03:08Z
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