About The Medical Condition Founder Effects

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Founder Effects

Founder Effects Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Founder Effects Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Founder Effects?

The principle that when a small subgroup of a larger population establishes itself as a separate and isolated entity, its gene pool carries only a fraction of the genetic diversity of the parental population. This may result in an increased frequency of certain diseases in the subgroup, especially those diseases known to be autosomal recessive.

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