The branch of genetics that studies the ways in which the frequencies of different alleles in populations of organisms change as a result of natural selection, mutation, genetic drift and gene flow as well as other process and their mechanisms (e.g., assortative mating). It became a cornerstone of the Modern synthesis due to work of Ronald S. Fisher (1890-1962), John B. S. Haldane (1892-1964) and Sewall Wright (1889-1988), who together also laid the foundations for the related theory of quantitative genetics. <\/p>\n
See Allele<\/a>, Evolutionary biology<\/a>, Inclusive fitness<\/a>, Mendelian genetics<\/a>, Modern synthesis<\/a>, Polymorphism<\/a>, Population (biology and ecology)<\/a>, Popularion (statistics), Quantitative genetic theory<\/a>, Theory of natural selection<\/a><\/p>\n <\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The branch of genetics that studies the ways in which the frequencies of different alleles in populations of organisms change as a result of natural selection, mutation, genetic drift and gene flow as well as other process and their mechanisms (e.g., assortative mating). It became a cornerstone of the Modern synthesis due to work of … <\/p>\n