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INBREEDING COEFFICIENT [2 records]

Record 1 2003-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Breeding
  • Biotechnology
CONT

The inbreeding coefficient (F) is the probability that two alleles at any locus are identical and descended from a common ancestor.

CONT

Since the inbreeding coefficient is a probability, it can assume only the values within the range of zero to 1.0. Inbreeding coefficients express the amount of inbreeding that has accumulated starting from a specific point in the ancestry of the population ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Amélioration génétique des animaux
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Probabilité pour que deux gènes reçus par un individu en un même locus soient la réplique d'un même gène ayant appartenu à l'un des ancêtres communs au père et à la mère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mejoramiento genético de animales
  • Biotecnología
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Record 2 1992-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
CONT

Inbreeding is measured by F, the inbreeding coefficient, which is defined as the probability of identity of alleles by descent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
CONT

L'autofécondation est mesurée par le coefficient d'autofécondation (F) que l'on défini comme étant la probabilité selon laquelle des allèles soient identiques par descendance.

Spanish

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