Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

founder effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: founder -ef-fect
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reduction in genetic diversity resulting when a population is descended from a small number of colonizing ancestors.

Example Sentences

"The view that Navajo neuropathy was purely inherited continued to have its adherents. It did seem logical. There were multiple cases within families. The syndrome had appeared suddenly, the way a “founder effect” disease might."

Inflected Forms

founder effects (plural)

Questions

What does founder effect mean?: A reduction in genetic diversity resulting when a population is descended from a small number of colonizing ancestors.

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