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noun
the branch of genetics concerned with the hereditary makeup of populations.
the study of changes in gene frequencies in population of organisms and the effects of such changes on evolution and adaptation.
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Also called quantitative genetics.
Origin of population genetics
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby population genetics
popular vote, populate, population, population control, population explosion, population genetics, population inversion, population parameter, population pressure, population pyramid, populism
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Scientific definitions for population genetics
population genetics
The scientific study of the inheritance and prevalence of genes in populations, usually using statistical analysis.
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Cultural definitions for population genetics
population genetics
The study of the genetic composition of populations in order to understand the evolutionary forces that select for a particular gene.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.