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founder effect |
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founder effect [′fau̇n·dər i‚fekt] (genetics) The overrepresentation of a specific allele at one or more loci in a new population that arises from a small number of individuals whose small gene pool may be unrepresentative of the parental population initially or as a result of the ensuing genetic drift. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Gypsies, or Roma, are what scientists call a founder population, a group started by a small number of isolated individuals who maintained genetic: idiosyncrasies over multiple generations (SN: 7/22/00, p. The company has exclusive access to the world's most comprehensive DNA and data bank, derived from the Eastern Finnish founder population. Genome-wide search for asthma susceptibility loci in a founder population. |
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