genetic evolution
Genetic evolution refers to the gradual change in the inherited characteristics of a population over successive generations, resulting from the accumulation of genetic variations through processes such as mutation, natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow.
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Related Concepts (21)
- adaptation
- artificial selection
- fitness landscapes
- gene expression
- gene flow
- gene-culture coevolution
- genetic algorithms
- genetic drift
- genetic inheritance
- genetic markers
- genetic recombination
- genetic variation
- hybridization
- molecular evolution
- mutation rates
- natural selection
- polygenic traits
- population genetics
- selection pressures
- speciation
- transposable elements
Similar Concepts
- biological evolution
- cultural evolution
- darwinian evolution
- evolution
- evolutionary development
- evolutionary genetics
- evolutionary optimization
- evolutionary progression
- genetic adaptation
- genetic adaptations
- genetic adaptations in human evolution
- genetic erosion
- genetic mutation
- genetic mutations
- genome evolution