gene frequency
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gene fre·quen·cy
1. the probability that a gene picked at random from a defined population is of a particular type;
2. epidemiologically, the proportion of genes in a population that are of the particular type;
3. statistically, the estimate of either of the foregoing two quantities.
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gene frequency
n.
The frequency of occurrence of an allele in relation to that of other alleles of the same gene in a population.
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allele frequency
A term used in population genetics for the number of copies of a particular allele divided by the number of copies of all alleles at that specific genetic locus in a population of interest. Allele frequency is a measure of a population’s genetic diversity: the higher the allele frequency, the greater the population’s consanguinity.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
gene frequency
The number of occurrences of a particular gene in a population.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
gene frequency
see ALLELE FREQUENCY.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005