founder effects
founder effects is the plural of founder effect.
Meaning of founder effect
Noun
founder effect (plural founder effects)
- A reduction in genetic diversity resulting when a population is descended from a small number of colonizing ancestors.
- The view that Navajo neuropathy was purely inherited continued to have its adherents. It did seem logical. There were multiple cases within families. The syndrome had appeared suddenly, the way a “founder effect” disease might.2006 November 20, Judy Pasternak, “Oases in Navajo Desert Contained 'A Witch's Brew'”, in Los Angeles Times
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- What is founder effects the plural of?
- Founder effects is the plural of founder effect.
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