Institution/s: Universidad de Saarbrücken, Universidad de Valladolid, Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
Identification number: 53
Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
Author/s: Isaac MORENO RUIZ, Judith CARRERA FERNÁNDEZ, Raluca RADAC, Rosario HERRERO
Creation / modification date: 03-03-2014
Term: Hardy-Weinberg principle
Gramatical category: s
Definition: A fundamental principle in population genetics stating that the genotype frequencies and gene frequencies of a large, randomly mating population remain constant provided immigration, mutation, and selection do not take place.
Context: In this case the Hardy-Weinberg Principle assumes that in this population, the population is large and is not experiencing mutation, migration, natural selection, or sexual selection.
Weighting mark: nor
Remission: fv, haplótipo (poco usual) Fuente: REAL ACADEMIA NACIONAL DE MEDICINA (2012). Diccionario de términos médicos. Madrid: Médica Panamericana.