How Are Individuals Grouped in the Terrorist Screening Database (TSD)

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Essay

How are individuals grouped in the Terrorist Screening Database (TSD)?

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Definitions:

Allele Frequency

The proportion of all copies of a genetic locus in a population that are of a particular allele variant.

Heterozygotes

Individuals having two different alleles for a specific gene, one inherited from each parent, which can result in varied expressions of certain traits.

Dominant Alleles

Alleles that mask the effect of other alleles at the same gene locus when they are present.

Population Genetics

The study of the distributions and changes of allele frequency in a population, as influenced by evolutionary processes such as natural selection, gene flow, mutation, and genetic drift.