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TWiEVO 88: Dog days of evolution in the shadows of Chernobyl

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The Differentiated Populations of the Chernobyl City

Vincent: The Chernobyl city and the CNPP are actually two populations that sort of make sense, differentiated populations. And so by identifying these haplotypes, those are probably the best spots to look for signals of accumulated mutations which might have resulted from radiation exposure. But I don't think there's been much evidence of those like massive morphological impacts or but that doesn't mean there aren't really consequential genetic mutations or changes that are going on.

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