Phenomena and Processes

Population Biological Variation

Differences in measurable biological values, characteristics, or traits, among individuals of a population or between population groups.

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Abstract

Differences in measurable biological values, characteristics, or traits, among individuals of a population or between population groups.

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Synonyms

57 entry terms
  • Biologic Variability, Population
  • Biological Variation, Population
  • Biologic Variabilities, Population
  • Biological Variations, Population
  • Population Biologic Variabilities
  • Population Biologic Variability
  • Population Biological Variations
  • Variabilities, Population Biologic
  • Variability, Population Biologic
  • Variation, Population Biological
  • Variations, Population Biological
  • Between-Individual Biological Variation
  • Between-Person Biological Variation
  • Between-Person Variation
  • Between-Subject Biological Variation
  • Between-Subject Variation
  • Inter-Individual Biological Variation
  • Phenotypic Variability
  • Phenotypic Variation
  • Between Individual Biological Variation
  • Between Person Biological Variation
  • Between Person Variation
  • Between Subject Biological Variation
  • Between Subject Variation
  • Between-Individual Biological Variations
  • Between-Person Biological Variations
  • Between-Person Variations
  • Between-Subject Biological Variations
  • Between-Subject Variations
  • Biological Variation, Between-Individual
  • Biological Variation, Between-Person
  • Biological Variation, Between-Subject
  • Biological Variation, Inter-Individual
  • Biological Variations, Between-Individual
  • Biological Variations, Between-Person
  • Biological Variations, Between-Subject
  • Biological Variations, Inter-Individual
  • Inter Individual Biological Variation
  • Inter-Individual Biological Variations
  • Phenotypic Variabilities
  • Phenotypic Variations
  • Variabilities, Phenotypic
  • Variability, Phenotypic
  • Variation, Between-Individual Biological
  • Variation, Between-Person
  • Variation, Between-Person Biological
  • Variation, Between-Subject
  • Variation, Between-Subject Biological
  • Variation, Inter-Individual Biological
  • Variation, Phenotypic
  • Variations, Between-Individual Biological
  • Variations, Between-Person
  • Variations, Between-Person Biological
  • Variations, Between-Subject
  • Variations, Between-Subject Biological
  • Variations, Inter-Individual Biological
  • Variations, Phenotypic

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethnology, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2018

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  1. G16.117

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Population Biological Variation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073537. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073537
  2. Population Biological Variation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76272252