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遺伝的浮動 (いでんてきふどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

遺い伝でん的てき浮ふ動どう

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Meanings

1

Technical term in population genetics for random changes in allele frequencies within a population.

遺い伝でん的てき浮ふ動どうは、

小ちい

さな

集しゅう

団だん

で

特とく

に

顕けん

著ちょ

に

現あらわ

れる

。

Genetic drift is especially pronounced in small populations.

Kanji

遺bequeath, leave behind, reserve
伝transmit, go along, walk along
的bull's eye, mark, target
浮floating, float, rise to surface
動move, motion, change

Built from

遺い伝でん的てき+浮ふ動どう

Etymology

Compound of 遺伝的 (genetic) + 浮動 (drift, floating movement). A calque of the English term 'genetic drift'.