Terms Related to Genetic Marker

• Genetic Drift

  The proportion of one particular allele in the total of all alleles for one genetic locus in a breeding population.

• Genetic Carrier Detection

  Identification of genetic carriers for a given trait.

• Mutation

  Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material not caused by genetic segregation or recombination, which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding ...

• Coisogenic Animal

  Inbred strains of animals that are genetically identical except at a single locus, or a few specified loci, so that their known genetic differences are ...

• Genetic Load

  The study of the genetic composition of populations and of the effects of factors such as selection, population size, mutation, migration, and genetic drift on ...

• Genetic Predisposition Testing

  Searching a population or individuals for persons possessing certain genotypes or karyotypes that: (1) are already associated with disease or predispose to disease; (2) may ...

• Genetic Privacy

  The protection of genetic information about an individual, family, or population group, from unauthorized disclosure.