SEWALL WRIGHT EFFECT


Meaning of SEWALL WRIGHT EFFECT in English

ˈsüəlˈrīt- noun

Usage: usually capitalized S&W

Etymology: after Sewall Wright b 1889 American geneticist

: differentiation within a group arising from chance fixation of nonadaptive characters in small isolated populations

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