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population genetics

 
–noun
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.
Also called quantitative genetics.

Origin:
1945–50
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Main Entry: population genetics
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
: a branch of genetics concerned with gene frequencies and genotype frequencies inpopulations under equilibrium and nonequilibrium conditions considering especially randomness of mating, immigration, emigration, mutation, and selection —see HARDY-WEINBERG LAW
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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population genetics n.
The branch of genetics that deals with the genetic makeup of populations.

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population genetics  
The scientific study of the inheritance and prevalence of genes in populations, usually using statistical analysis.
quantitative genetics  
The scientific study of the statistical analysis of the effects that heredity and environment have on phenotypic variation.
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