Genetic Drift

"Genetic Drift" 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.

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The fluctuation of the ALLELE FREQUENCY from one generation to the next.

Descriptor ID

D040961

MeSH Number(s)

G05.330.320

G05.355.044.300

Concept/Terms

Genetic Drift

Evolution, Neutral

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Genetic Drift".

Biological Sciences [G]
Genetic Phenomena [G05]
Gene Frequency [G05.330]
Genetic Drift [G05.330.320]
Genetic Processes [G05.355]
Biological Evolution [G05.355.044]
Genetic Drift [G05.355.044.300]

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publications

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Bar chart showing 27 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2007 and 2011 and 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	1	2
2007	3	0	3
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	3	3
2012	0	2	2
2013	2	0	2
2014	1	2	3
2015	0	1	1
2016	0	2	2
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	1	2
2019	1	0	1
2021	1	1	2
2023	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Drift" by people in Profiles.

Nontriplet feature of genetic code in Euplotes ciliates is a result of neutral evolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 05 30; 120(22):e2221683120.

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Social stratification without genetic differentiation at the site of Kulubnarti in Christian Period Nubia. Nat Commun. 2021 12 14; 12(1):7283.

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DNA methylation changes during long-term in vitro cell culture are caused by epigenetic drift. Commun Biol. 2021 05 19; 4(1):598.

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Recurrent deletions in the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein drive antibody escape. Science. 2021 03 12; 371(6534):1139-1142.

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Applicability of the Mutation-Selection Balance Model to Population Genetics of Heterozygous Protein-Truncating Variants in Humans. Mol Biol Evol. 2019 08 01; 36(8):1701-1710.

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Chance and pleiotropy dominate genetic diversity in complex bacterial environments. Nat Microbiol. 2019 07; 4(7):1221-1230.

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Currently available bulk sequencing data do not necessarily support a model of neutral tumor evolution. Nat Genet. 2018 12; 50(12):1620-1623.

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A genomic Neolithic time transect of hunter-farmer admixture in central Poland. Sci Rep. 2018 10 05; 8(1):14879.

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Genetic relatedness of indigenous ethnic groups in northern Borneo to neighboring populations from Southeast Asia, as inferred from genome-wide SNP data. Ann Hum Genet. 2018 07; 82(4):216-226.

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Role of priority effects in the early-life assembly of the gut microbiota. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 04; 15(4):197-205.

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