"Hill-Robertson effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hill-Robertson effects [plural]
Etymology: First identified by Bill Hill and Alan Robertson in 1966. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hill-Robertson effect (plural Hill-Robertson effects)
  1. The phenomenon whereby genetic recombination allows evolution to progress more quickly. Wikipedia link: Hill-Robertson effect

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