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P. 311: for slacked read slackened.
Despite the slackened selective constraints, mutations can still destroy the incipient functionality of a duplicated gene: for example, by introducing a premature stop codon or a mutation that destroys the structure of a major protein domain.
But it was interesting that just when the rain was falling hardest, and the day seemed gloomiest, stocks were selling off sharply, while by mid-afternoon, as the rain slackened and then disappeared, buyers came back into the market in force, so that the Nasdaq, for example, finished the day almost even.
The deal brings Russia the chance to flex its slackened superpower muscles, but at the cost of providing shelter to Belarus' destitute population, bankrupt government, and bone-dry economy.