Founder Effect
"Founder Effect" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A phenomenon that is observed when a small subgroup of a larger POPULATION establishes itself as a separate and isolated entity. The subgroup's GENE POOL carries only a fraction of the genetic diversity of the parental population resulting in an increased frequency of certain diseases in the subgroup, especially those diseases known to be autosomal recessive.
| Descriptor ID |
D018703
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.285
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| Concept/Terms |
Founder Effect- Founder Effect
- Effect, Founder
- Effects, Founder
- Founder Effects
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