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genetic drifts

genetic drifts is the plural of genetic drift.

Meaning of genetic drift

Noun

genetic drift (countable and uncountable, plural genetic drifts)

  1. (evolutionary theory) An overall shift of allele distribution in an isolated population, due to random fluctuations in the frequencies of individual alleles of the genes.
    Synonyms:
    allelic drift, Wright effect

Questions about genetic drifts

What is genetic drifts the plural of?
Genetic drifts is the plural of genetic drift.

Words near genetic drifts in the dictionary

  1. genetic determinism
  2. genetic disorder
  3. genetic disorders
  4. genetic diversity
  5. genetic drift
  6. genetic drifts
  7. genetic engineer
  8. genetic engineering
  9. genetic engineers
  10. genetic fallacies
  11. genetic fallacy

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