Definition of subpopulation
: an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population
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Subgroups, or subpopulations, are broken down by race/ethnicity, gender, disability status, English learner status, and poverty status.
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Amid the destruction of species across much of Africa, some subpopulations have nevertheless thrived in certain areas.
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Of the 19 polar bear subpopulations in the Arctic Circle, three have shown substantial declines, including bears in the South Beaufort Sea off Alaska's coast and in West Hudson Bay in Canada.
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Of the 19 polar bear subpopulations in the Arctic Circle, three have shown substantial declines, including bears in the South Beaufort Sea off Alaska’s coast and in West Hudson Bay in Canada.
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Although the general population is not listed as threatened or endangered, the birds’ non-migratory subpopulations in Mississippi and Cuba are endangered.
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One subpopulation has increased in numbers, and scientists know little or nothing about nine of the others, which are either in Russian territory or in locations so remote that resources are not available for surveys.
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The three migrated about 150 miles to the Swedish subpopulation.
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And 1 in 1,000,000 survived 100μg/mL. When the researchers grew up the population in colistin, the resistant subpopulations took over.
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First Known Use of subpopulation
1847
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medical Definition of subpopulation
: an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population
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