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Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The process by which the genomes of an asexual population accumulate deleterious mutations in an irreversible manner; proposed as a theory to explain the evolution of sex.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Müllerian agenesis Müllerian duct Müllerian mimicry mullet mullet, star mullethead

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