population genetics
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pop·u·la·tion ge·net·ics
the study of genetic influences on the components of cause and effect in the somatic characteristics of populations.
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population genetics
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The branch of science that deals with the statistical analysis of the inheritance and prevalence of genes in populations and genetic divergence between populations.
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pop·u·la·tion ge·net·ics
(pop'yū-lā'shŭn jĕ-net'iks)The study of genetic influences on the components of cause and effect in the somatic characteristics of populations.
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population genetics
the study of heredity at the population level, for example, gene frequencies, mating systems.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005