noun
inbreeding coefficient; coefficient of consanguinity
A measure used in genetics and biology to quantify the probability that two alleles at a locus are identical by descent. Technical term.
近交係数は、集団内の遺伝的類似性を評価するために用いられる。
The inbreeding coefficient is used to assess genetic similarity within a population.
Compound of 近交 (close mating) and 係数 (coefficient). A direct translation of the English term 'inbreeding coefficient'.