genetic drift

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Evolutionary process of change in the allele frequencies in a population due to random changes in the frequency by which different alleles are transferred to the next generation.
Note: In small populations, genetic drift may result in extinction of some alleles leading to evolutionary change over time.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 890 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'genetic drift' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14712 RIS BibTex EndNote
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