enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Hardy–Weinberg principle - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy–Weinberg_principle

    A little mathematics of the multiplication-table type is enough to show that in the next generation the numbers will be as (p + q) 2:2(p + q)(q + r):(q + r) 2, or as p 1:2q 1:r 1, say. The interesting question is: in what circumstances will this distribution be the same as that in the generation before?

  3. Punnett square - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punnett_square

    "Mono-" means "one"; this cross indicates that the examination of a single trait. This could mean (for example) eye color. Each genetic locus is always represented by two letters. So in the case of eye color, say "B = Brown eyes" and "b = green eyes". In this example, both parents have the genotype Bb. For the example of eye color, this would ...

  4. Additive genetic effects - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Additive_genetic_effects

    V P = V E + V G, where the terms refer to variation in phenotype, environment, and genotype respectively. [1] Broad sense heritability (H 2, or H B) refers to the phenotypic differences arising from all genetic effects, and can be described as the ratio of genotypic variation to that of phenotypic variation in the population, or: H 2 = V G / V P.

  5. Allele frequency - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allele_frequency

    Population genetics describes the genetic composition of a population, including allele frequencies, and how allele frequencies are expected to change over time. The Hardy–Weinberg law describes the expected equilibrium genotype frequencies in a diploid population after random mating. Random mating alone does not change allele frequencies ...

  6. Phenotype - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenotype

    In genetics, the phenotype (from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) 'to appear, show' and τύπος (túpos) 'mark, type') is the set of observable characteristics or traits of an organism. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The term covers the organism's morphology (physical form and structure), its developmental processes, its biochemical and physiological ...

  7. Genetic marker - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_marker

    A genetic marker is a gene or DNA sequence with a known location on a chromosome that can be used to identify individuals or species. It can be described as a variation (which may arise due to mutation or alteration in the genomic loci) that can be observed.

  8. Genotype - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genotype

    Genotype can also be used to refer to the alleles or variants an individual carries in a particular gene or genetic location. [2] The number of alleles an individual can have in a specific gene depends on the number of copies of each chromosome found in that species, also referred to as ploidy .

  9. Gene polymorphism - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_polymorphism

    Polymorphisms can be identified in the laboratory using a variety of methods. Many methods employ PCR to amplify the sequence of a gene. Once amplified, polymorphisms and mutations in the sequence can be detected by DNA sequencing, either directly or after screening for variation with a method such as single strand conformation polymorphism analysis.