| 1. | the branch of genetics concerned with the hereditary makeup of populations. |
| 2. | the study of changes in gene frequencies in population of organisms and the effects of such changes on evolution and adaptation. |
| population genetics n. (used with a sing. verb) The branch of science that deals with the statistical analysis of the inheritance and prevalence of genes in populations. |
population genetics n.
The branch of genetics that deals with the genetic makeup of populations.
| population genetics
The scientific study of the inheritance and prevalence of genes in populations, usually using statistical analysis. |