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Genetics, Population
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Definition of 'Genetics, Population'The discipline studying genetic composition of populations and effects of factors such as SELECTION (GENETICS), population size, MUTATION, migration, and GENETIC DRIFT on the frequencies of various GENOTYPES and PHENOTYPES using a variety of GENETIC TECHNIQUES. Common names: Genetics, Population; Population Genetics |
Monday, November 23, 2009
30 Oct 2009 
Yogi Berra is often credited with having opined that 'prediction is very difficult, especially about the future'. There is no discipline for which this statement holds with more force than invasion biology, where it has been historically very ... Read more...
30 Oct 2009 Our curiosity about biodiversity compels us to reconstruct the evolutionary past of species. Molecular evolutionary theory now allows parameterization of mathematically sophisticated and detailed models of DNA evolution, which have resulted in a ... Read more...
30 Oct 2009 Loss of sharks and other upper-trophic marine predators has sparked worldwide concern for the stability of ocean ecosystems. The grey nurse (ragged-tooth or sand tiger) shark (Carcharias taurus) is Vulnerable on a global scale, Critically Endangered ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Genetics, Population'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Up against the edge: invasive species as testbeds for basic questions about evolution in heterogeneous environments. 30 Oct 2009
- Do complex population histories drive higher estimates of substitution rate in phylogenetic reconstructions? 30 Oct 2009
- Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA reveals isolation of imperilled grey nurse shark populations (Carcharias taurus). 30 Oct 2009
- New metacentric population of the house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) found in Valchiavenna, Northern Italy. 25 Oct 2009
- Population diversity and antibody selective pressure to Plasmodium falciparum MSP1 block2 locus in an African malaria-endemic setting. 13 Oct 2009
- Melanocortin receptor 1 variants and melanoma risk: a study of 2 European populations. 13 Oct 2009
- Population genetics of the understory fishtail palm Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti in Belize: high genetic connectivity with local differentiation. 7 Oct 2009
- Genetics without borders.
6 Oct 2009 - Multiyear multiple paternity and mate fidelity in the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis. 3 Oct 2009
- Patterns of colonization and spread in the fungal spruce pathogen Onnia tomentosa. 3 Oct 2009
- Rhodopsin population genetics and local adaptation: variable dim-light vision in sand gobies is illuminated. 29 Sep 2009
- Expanding the toolbox for phylogeographic analysis. 29 Sep 2009
- Geographic patterns of genetic differentiation and plumage colour variation are different in the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca). 29 Sep 2009
- Uses and limitations of genetic data relating to Athapaskan migrations: a reply to Seymour. 29 Sep 2009
- Near eastern neolithic genetic input in a small oasis of the Egyptian Western Desert. 29 Sep 2009
- mtDNA variability in two Bantu-speaking populations (Shona and Hutu) from Eastern Africa: implications for peopling and migration patterns in sub-Saharan Africa. 29 Sep 2009
- Haplotype frequencies at the DRD2 locus in populations of the East European Plain. 28 Sep 2009
- Recent evolution of host-associated divergence in the seabird tick Ixodes uriae. 27 Sep 2009
- Spatial genetic structure in Milicia excelsa (Moraceae) indicates extensive gene dispersal in a low-density wind-pollinated tropical tree. 27 Sep 2009
- Microsatellite based genetic diversity and population structure of the endangered Spanish Guadarrama goat breed. 27 Sep 2009
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Technical information about 'Genetics, Population'
Definition: The discipline studying genetic composition of populations and effects of factors such as SELECTION (GENETICS), population size, MUTATION, migration, and GENETIC DRIFT on the frequencies of various GENOTYPES and PHENOTYPES using a variety of GENETIC TECHNIQUES.
Descriptor UI: D005828
Alternative terms: Genetics, Population; Population Genetics;
Related Mesh Headings: Population Dynamics;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;
Tree Number: H01.158.273.343.335;
History Note: 66
Technical Notes: GEN or SPEC; prefer specifics treed under GENETIC PHENOMENA: Manual 28.22, 28.22.5; human & animal specify geog