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Ecological Genetics and Modern Problems of the Biosphere

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This article considers problems of the biosphere: global warming, environmental pollution, the consequences of economic globalization, reduced biodiversity, the production and cultivation of genetically modified organisms, and related problems of environmental genetics, a scientific field that studies genetic processes in populations and takes into account environmental effects.

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Zakharov, I.A. Ecological Genetics and Modern Problems of the Biosphere. Biol Bull Rev 10, 543–550 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079086420060092

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