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"sense": "lessening of genetic variation when the entire population descends from a small number of founders",
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"word": "effet fondateur"
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"word": "efeito fundador"
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"word": "奠基者效應"
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"sense": "lessening of genetic variation when the entire population descends from a small number of founders",
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"word": "effet fondateur"
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"sense": "lessening of genetic variation when the entire population descends from a small number of founders",
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"word": "Gründereffekt"
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"sense": "lessening of genetic variation when the entire population descends from a small number of founders",
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"sense": "lessening of genetic variation when the entire population descends from a small number of founders",
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"word": "efeito fundador"
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"word": "efeito do fundador"
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"word": "эффе́кт основа́теля"
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"word": "ефекат оснивача"
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"word": "efekat osnivača"
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"sense": "lessening of genetic variation when the entire population descends from a small number of founders",
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"word": "efecto fundador"
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