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Definition noun A measure of biological fitness wherein the reproductive rate (of a genotype or a phenotype) is relative to... Read More

Definition noun A relative measure of reproductive success of an organism in passing its genes to the next generation's gene... Read More

Definition noun (1) (biology) A biological condition in which a competing variant is increasing in frequency relative to... Read More

Definition noun A measure of biological fitness expressed as the total number of gene copies transmitted to the subsequent... Read More

Pleiotropy Definition When one single gene starts affecting multiple traits of living organisms, this phenomenon is known... Read More

Definition adjective (biology) Adapted, i.e. in a way that an organism is able to live and reproduce offspring in an... Read More

selection coefficient The proportion of progeny or potential progeny not surviving to sexual maturity; usually defined... Read More

Definition noun, plural: consanguinities A relationship that arises from having a common ancestor;... Read More

Definition noun (genetics) A type of dominance characterized by a phenotype that is more pronounced in a heterozygote... Read More

Polymorphism Definition The occurrence of two or more different forms or morphs in the population of a species is referred... Read More

season 1. One of the divisions of the year, marked by alternations in the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions... Read More

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