coefficient of relationship
In population genetics, Sewall Wright's coefficient of relationship or relatedness is the probability that at a random locus, the alleles there will be identical by descent.
See also
References
- Sewall Wright, (1922). Coefficients of inbreeding and relationship. American Naturalist 56:330-338
| Topics in population genetics | |
|---|---|
| Key concepts | Hardy-Weinberg law • genetic linkage • linkage disequilibrium • Fisher's fundamental theorem • neutral theory |
| Selection | natural • sexual • artificial • ecological |
| Effects of selection on genomic variation | genetic hitchhiking • background selection |
| Genetic drift | small population size • population bottleneck • founder effect • coalescence |
| Founders | R.A. Fisher • J. B. S. Haldane • Sewall Wright |
| Related topics | evolution • microevolution • evolutionary game theory • fitness landscape • genetic genealogy |
| List of evolutionary biology topics | |
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