Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, Volume III, Third Edition notes

Question 1 In conservation genetics, heterozygosity is a fundamental measure of genetic diversity within a population. For example, if a population of leopards has an observed heterozygosity (Ho) of 0.35, this means 35% of individuals possess different alleles at a given genetic locus. In comparison, expected heterozygosity (He) represents the level of genetic variation expected under random mating, and a much higher He value of, for example, 0.52 would indicate potential inbreeding or...

Question 1 In conservation genetics, heterozygosity is a fundamental measure of genetic diversity within a population. For example, if a population of leopards has an observed heterozygosity (Ho) of 0.35, this means 35% of individuals possess different alleles at a given genetic locus. In comparison, expected heterozygosity (He) represents the level of genetic variation expected under random mating, and a much higher He value of, for example, 0.52 would indicate potential inbreeding or...