allele frequency
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The percentage of a population of a species that carries a particular allele on a given chromosome locus.
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Words nearby allele frequency
Allegra, allegretto, Allegri, allegro, allele, allele frequency, allelomorph, allelopathy, all else being equal, alleluia, allemande
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