Search Results for: random mating
Inbreeding
Inbreeding is a type of breeding or mating where closely related individuals with a common ancestor produce progenies with... Read More
Non Random Mating
Mating that has not occurred due to chance, and therefore has had human interference. ex. people who look alike mate more... Read More
The Gene Pool and Population Genetics
Reviewed by: Mary Anne Clark, Ph.D. The previous tutorial is about adaptive radiation. Adaptive radiation is... Read More
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
Definition noun A principle stating that both allele and genotype frequencies in a randomly-mating population remain... Read More
Allopatric speciation
We can define speciation as a process by which the novel genetically independent group of organisms are formed through the... Read More
Hardy-Weinberg law
Definition noun A principle stating that both allele and genotype frequencies in a randomly-mating population remain... Read More
Hardy-Weinberg principle
Definition noun A principle stating that both allele and genotype frequencies in a randomly-mating population remain... Read More
Genetic equilibrium
Definition noun A condition where a gene pool is not changing in frequency because the evolutionary forces acting upon the... Read More
Genetic drift
Genetic Drift Definition What is genetic drift in simple terms? The simple definition of genetic drift ( also referred to... Read More
Equilibrium
Equilibrium Definition In Biology Equilibrium refers to the state of balance and stability. In biology, equilibrium is... Read More
Natural selection
Natural Selection Definition What is natural selection in biology? Natural selection is defined as a process in nature... Read More
Genetic diversity
Genetic Diversity Definition Each species is composed of individuals with their own set of genes. A gene is the inheritance... Read More
Darwinian fitness
Darwinian Fitness Definition Darwinian fitness refers to the measure of an individual organism's or genotype's reproductive... Read More
Interspecific competition
Interspecific Competition Definition In Biology, competition is defined as the process that occurs among species that have... Read More
Law of regression to mean
Law of regression to mean --> Galton's law in a population mating at random, the progeny of a parent with an extreme... Read More