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Hardy-Weinberg principle

Hardy-Weinberg principle proper noun: a principle in biology stating that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences.

Proper noun

Hardy-Weinberg principle

  1. A principle in biology stating that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences.

Origin of Hardy-Weinberg principle

Named after G. H. Hardy and Wilhelm Weinberg, who first demonstrated it mathematically.

Questions about Hardy-Weinberg principle

What does Hardy-Weinberg principle mean?
Hardy-Weinberg principle means a principle in biology stating that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences.
What part of speech is Hardy-Weinberg principle?
Hardy-Weinberg principle is a proper noun.

Words near Hardy-Weinberg principle in the dictionary

  1. Hardy-Ramanujan number
  2. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
  3. Hardy-Weinberg law
  4. Hardy-Weinberg model
  5. Hardy-Weinberg models
  6. Hardy-Weinberg principle
  7. Hardyan
  8. Hardyesque
  9. hardyhead
  10. hardyheads
  11. Hardyism

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