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Genetics and Genomics Glossary

The following glossary was obtained with permission from the following resource: Allendorf, F.W., and G. Luikart. 2007. Conservation and the Genetics of Populations. Blackwell Publishing. 642 pp.

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underdominance
See heterozygous disadvantage.

UNEP
United Nations Environmental Program.

United Nations Environmental Program
UNEP.

UPGMA
Unweighted pair group method with arithmetic averages.

USFWS
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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