Génétique des populationsLa génétique des populations (GDP) est l'étude de la distribution et des changements de la fréquence des versions d'un gène (allèles) dans les populations d'êtres vivants, sous l'influence des « pressions évolutives » (sélection naturelle, dérive génétique, recombinaison, mutation, et migration). Les changements de fréquence des allèles sont un aspect majeur de l'évolution, la fixation de certains allèles conduit à une modification génétique de la population, et l'accumulation de tels changements dans différentes populations peut conduire au processus de spéciation.
PolygèneUn polygène est un membre d'un groupe de gènes non épistatiques qui interagissent de manière additive pour influencer un trait phénotypique, contribuant ainsi à l'hérédité multigénique (hérédité polygénique, hérédité multigénique, hérédité quantitative ), un type d'hérédité non mendélienne, par opposition à l'hérédité monogénique, qui est la notion centrale de l'hérédité mendélienne. Le terme "monozygote" est généralement utilisé pour désigner un gène hypothétique car il est souvent difficile de distinguer l'effet d'un gène individuel des effets d'autres gènes et de l'environnement sur un phénotype particulier.
Genotype–phenotype distinctionThe genotype–phenotype distinction is drawn in genetics. "Genotype" is an organism's full hereditary information. "Phenotype" is an organism's actual observed properties, such as morphology, development, or behavior, and the consequences thereof. This distinction is fundamental in the study of inheritance of traits and their evolution. The terms "genotype" and "phenotype" were created by Wilhelm Johannsen in 1911, although the meaning of the terms and the significance of the distinction have evolved since they were introduced.
Genome-wide complex trait analysisGenome-wide complex trait analysis (GCTA) Genome-based restricted maximum likelihood (GREML) is a statistical method for variance component estimation in genetics which quantifies the total narrow-sense (additive) contribution to a trait's heritability of a particular subset of genetic variants (typically limited to SNPs with MAF >1%, hence terms such as "chip heritability"/"SNP heritability").
Genetic architectureGenetic architecture is the underlying genetic basis of a phenotypic trait and its variational properties. Phenotypic variation for quantitative traits is, at the most basic level, the result of the segregation of alleles at quantitative trait loci (QTL). Environmental factors and other external influences can also play a role in phenotypic variation. Genetic architecture is a broad term that can be described for any given individual based on information regarding gene and allele number, the distribution of allelic and mutational effects, and patterns of pleiotropy, dominance, and epistasis.
Genetic representationIn computer programming, genetic representation is a way of presenting solutions/individuals in evolutionary computation methods. The term encompasses both the concrete data structures and data types used to realize the genetic material of the candidate solutions in the form of a genome, and the relationships between search space and problem space. In the simplest case, the search space corresponds to the problem space (direct representation).
Universal DarwinismUniversal Darwinism, also known as generalized Darwinism, universal selection theory, or Darwinian metaphysics, is a variety of approaches that extend the theory of Darwinism beyond its original domain of biological evolution on Earth. Universal Darwinism aims to formulate a generalized version of the mechanisms of variation, selection and heredity proposed by Charles Darwin, so that they can apply to explain evolution in a wide variety of other domains, including psychology, linguistics, economics, culture, medicine, computer science, and physics.
