Coefficient of relationship
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In population genetics, Sewall Wright's coefficient of relationship or relatedness is the probability that at a random locus, the alleles there will be identical by descent.
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References
- Sewall Wright, (1922). Coefficients of inbreeding and relationship. American Naturalist 56:330-338
| Topics in population genetics | (edit) |
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| Key concepts: Hardy-Weinberg law | linkage disequilibrium | Fisher's fundamental theorem | neutral theory | |
| Selection: natural | sexual | artificial | ecological | |
| Genetic drift: small population size | population bottleneck | founder effect | coalescence | |
| Founders: R.A. Fisher | J.B.S. Haldane | Sewall Wright | |
| Related topics: evolution | microevolution | evolutionary game theory | fitness landscape | |
| List of evolutionary biology topics |