Genetic drift

noun

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounAn overall shift of allele distribution in an isolated population, due to random fluctuations in the frequencies of individual alleles of the genes.

Synonyms

hitchhiking population genetics molecular drive pseudohitchhiking neutralism variation mutational meltdown genovariation genetic pollution heterotachy geneflow genetic diversity

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