EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

genetic drift
type: Concept

deprecated concept
type: Concept

genetic drift
in scheme: EnvThes
type: Concept
is replaced by: genetic drift
alternative label: genetically drifting
alternative label: genetic drifts
alternative label: genetic drifting
scope note: MS Academic Keywords
definition: [Henderson's] (1) random changes in gene frequency in small isolated populations owing to factors other than natural selection, such as sampling of only a small number of gametes in each generation. alt. Sewall Wright effect; (2) random nucleotide changes in a gene not subject to natural selection; (3) small changes in the genome of the inﬂuenza virus that cause annual outbreaks but not serious epidemics or pandemics. cf. genetic shift.
broader: deprecated concept
deprecated: true
creator: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997