Occupation or Discipline
population genetics
pop·u·la·tion ge·net·ics [ pop-yuh-ley-shuhn juh-net-iks ]
Subclass of:
Science of genetics
Definitions related to genetics, population:
  • (population genetics) Study of the distribution of genes in populations and of how genes and genotype frequencies are maintained or changed.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (population genetics) The branch of genetics that focuses on gene distribution and transmission through populations.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The discipline studying genetic composition of populations and effects of factors such as GENETIC SELECTION, population size, MUTATION, migration, and GENETIC DRIFT on the frequencies of various GENOTYPES and PHENOTYPES using a variety of GENETIC TECHNIQUES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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