Random Genetic Drift At Biology Glossary
What is it? Changes in allelic frequency due to sampling error. Changes in allele frequency that result because the genes appearing in offspring are not a perfectly representative sampling of the parental genes. (eg. in small populations). See also founder effect.Bio Definition Added By: Zoe
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