Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
Identification number: 90
Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
Author/s: Ana MUÑOZ GASCÓN, Cristina ADRADA RAFAEL, Elena Irene ZAMORA RAMÍREZ
Creation / modification date: 01-03-2014
Term: allele frequencies in populations
Gramatical category: s
Definition: Indicators of the genetic makeup of an interbreeding group of individuals, or population.
Context: Population genetics is the area of research that, among other things, examines allele frequencies in populations and attempts to identify the various factors that cause allele frequencies to change in specific groups.
Notes: The Hardy-Weinberg formula provides a tool to establish whether allele frequencies in a population are indeed changing.
Weighting mark: nor
Remission: sin, fecundation Fuente: MERRIAM-WEBSTER (2013): „Fertilisation“. Recuperado el 30 de abril de 2013 de: http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/fertilization