Genetic viability is the ability of the genes present to allow a cell, organism or population to survive and reproduce. The term is generally used to...

genetic drift. Genetic drift can cause alleles to disappear from a population, and this lowers genetic diversity. In small populations, low genetic diversity...

Look up viable or viability in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Viability or viable may refer to: Viability selection, the selection of individual organisms...

Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms. It is an important branch in biology because heredity is vital to organisms'...

Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology...

ewes and about 50 kg (110 lb) for rams. Although there is considerable genetic variation in most of the northern European sheep breeds, Roslag sheep,...

Zhang, Shanning; Hu, Jinchu; Bruford, Michael W.; Wei, Fuwen (2007). "Genetic Viability and Population History of the Giant Panda, Putting an End to the 'Evolutionary...

A genetic disorder is a health problem caused by one or more abnormalities in the genome. It can be caused by a mutation in a single gene (monogenic)...

Genetic code is a set of rules used by living cells to translate information encoded within genetic material (DNA or RNA sequences of nucleotide triplets...

A population bottleneck or genetic bottleneck is a sharp reduction in the size of a population due to environmental events such as famines, earthquakes...

mulberry (Morus rubra). There is now serious concern for the long-term genetic viability of the red mulberry because of extensive hybridization in some areas...

Human genetic enhancement or human genetic engineering refers to human enhancement by means of a genetic modification. This could be done in order to cure...

Genetic recombination (also known as genetic reshuffling) is the exchange of genetic material between different organisms which leads to production of...

respected and its essential processes shall not be impaired. The genetic viability on the earth shall not be compromised; the population levels of all...

growth and other measures of population viability. For example, a study by Manlik et al. (2016) forecast the viability of two bottlenose dolphin populations...

trees are harvested, leaving all others. This practice can reduce the genetic viability of the forest over time, resulting in poorer or less vigorous offspring...

are a race of sadistic imperialistic clones, whose intellect and genetic viability degrades with each newly cloned generation. The former tyrant rulers...

neighboring star systems such as Proxima Centauri, further issues on the viability of such interstellar arks include: the possibility of humans dramatically...

Dreaming. Studies of Aboriginal groups' genetic makeup are ongoing, but evidence suggests that they have genetic inheritance from ancient Asian but not...

herds in the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge in order to ensure genetic viability. According to the Trewartha climate classification system, Cape Lookout...

genera through sexual reproduction. Generally, it means that each cell has genetic material from two different organisms, whereas an individual where some...

Genetically modified foods (GM foods), also known as genetically engineered foods (GE foods), or bioengineered foods are foods produced from organisms...

Retrieved 7 February 2013. Smith, Cameron M (2014). "Estimation of a genetically viable population for multigenerational interstellar voyaging: Review and...

Not all medical procedures that introduce alterations to a patient's genetic makeup can be considered gene therapy. Bone marrow transplantation and...

A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. The exact definition...

This is a list of genetic hybrids which is limited to well documented cases of animals of differing species able to create hybrid offspring which may...

genetic diversity within a single litter of cubs. Attempts to increase the viability of a species by increasing genetic diversity is called genetic rescue...

Genetic incompatibility describes the process by which mating yields offspring that are nonviable, prone to disease, or genetically defective in some...

A genetic screen or mutagenesis screen is an experimental technique used to identify and select individuals who possess a phenotype of interest in a mutagenized...

cycle stage at which it acts. Some biologists recognise just two types: viability (or survival) selection, which acts to increase an organism's probability...