population genetics

subfield of genetics that deals with genetic differences of populations, part of evolutionary biology
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population genetics

Summary

population genetics is an academic discipline[1]. It draws 320 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #157 of 1,010).[2]

Key Facts

  • population genetics's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
  • population genetics's instance of is recorded as academic major[4].
  • population genetics's founder is recorded as J.B.S. Haldane[5].
  • population genetics's founder is recorded as Ronald Fisher[6].
  • population genetics's founder is recorded as Sewall Wright[7].
  • population genetics is a type of genetics[8].
  • population genetics's Commons category is recorded as Population genetics[9].
  • population genetics comprises human population genetics[10].
  • population genetics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Population genetics[11].
  • population genetics's topic has template is recorded as Template:Population genetics[12].
  • population genetics's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://biology.stackexchange.com/tags/population-genetics[13].
  • population genetics's practiced by is recorded as population geneticist[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include academic discipline[3] and academic major[4]. population genetics is a type of genetics[8].

Origins

Founders include J.B.S. Haldane[5], Ronald Fisher[6], and Sewall Wright[7].

Use and Application

population genetics comprises human it[10].

Why It Matters

population genetics draws 320 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #157 of 1,010).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

It is credited with the discovery of Ronald Fisher[17], a mathematician[18], 1890–1962[19], of United Kingdom[20], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[21], specialised in statistics[22].

FAQs

What did population genetics discover?

population genetics is credited as discoverer of Ronald Fisher[17].

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  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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