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PROMEDIO HETEROCIGOSIDAD [1 record]

Record 1 2005-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Animal Biology
  • Plant Biology
DEF

The degree or extent to which an individual or a population has two different alleles at corresponding loci for a specific gene.

CONT

A measure of genetic variation (in contrast to its description in terms of allele frequencies) is the amount of heterozygosity for a gene in a population, which is given by the total frequency of heterozygotes for the gene. If one allele has a very high frequency and all others have frequencies near zero, then there is very little heterozygosity because most individuals are homozygous for the common allele.

OBS

In formula, heterozygosity is usually represented by the letter "H".

OBS

genetic heterozygosity: Although this term is largely used, it is a pleonasm, since heterozygosity relates to the genes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Biologie animale
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Proportion qui exprime le taux d'allèles différents pour un gène donné, chez un individu ou pour un ensemble d'individus (population).

CONT

Nous présentons les premières données concernant l'estimation de l'hétérozygotie de la population française de vison d'Europe.

OBS

Dans les formules, l'hétérozygotie est généralement exprimée par la lettre «H».

OBS

hétérozygotie génétique : Ce syntagme est un pléonasme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
  • Biología animal
  • Biología vegetal
OBS

La heterocigosidad es simplemente la proporción de la población que es heterocigótica.

CONT

Actualmente no hay una teoría matemática completa que prediga con precisión los ritmos de evolución y los niveles de heterocigosidad en las poblaciones naturales.

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