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Noun Concept
Categories: Ecology, Population genetics, Mutation, Articles with short description, Evolutionary biology
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founder effect  Effective founder population  founder's effect  founder effects  founder event
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In population genetics, the founder effect is the loss of genetic variation that occurs when a new population is established by a very small number of individuals from a larger population. Wikipedia
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In population genetics, the founder effect is the loss of genetic variation that occurs when a new population is established by a very small number of individuals from a larger population. Wikipedia
Genetic effect of expansion of isolated small populations Wikipedia Disambiguation
A reduction in genetic diversity resulting when a population is descended from a small number of colonising ancestors. Wiktionary
Lessening of genetic variation when the entire population descends from a small number of founders. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
phenomenon
genetic drift
FACET OF
genetics
NAMED AFTER
organizational founder
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Effective founder population, founder's effect, Founder Effect, founder effects, founder event, founder mutation, founder population, Founder principle, founders effect, founding population, serial founder effect, serial founder effects, the founder effect

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