"Price equation" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: It was derived by George R. Price. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Price equation
  1. A covariance equation that provides a way to understand the effects that gene transmission and natural selection have on the proportion of genes within each new generation of a population. Synonyms: Price's equation, Price's theorem
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