Genecology
/ˌdʒɛnɪˈkɒlədʒɪ/
noun
1.
the study of the gene frequency of a species in relation to its population distribution within a particular environment
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- Gene doping
noun 1. a form of drug abuse in sport in which genetic material is injected into muscle to enhance performance or stimulate muscle growth
- Gene dosage compensation
gene dosage compensation n. The putative mechanism that adjusts the X-linked phenotypes of males and females to compensate for the haploid state in males and the diploid state in females.
- Gene-flow
noun, Ecology. 1. the alteration of the frequencies of alleles of particular genes in a population, resulting from interbreeding with organisms from another population having different frequencies. noun 1. the movement and exchange of genes between interbreeding populations
- Gene-frequency
noun 1. the frequency of occurrence or proportions of different alleles of a particular gene in a given population. noun 1. the frequency of occurrence of a particular allele in a population
- Gene library
noun 1. a collection of gene clones that represents the genetic material of an organism: used in genetic engineering Also called gene bank