gene frequency

American  

noun

1. the frequency of occurrence or proportions of different alleles of a particular gene in a given population.

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gene frequency British  

noun

1. the frequency of occurrence of a particular allele in a population

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Etymology

Origin of gene frequency

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Awareness of the prevalence of this disease in Persian cats helped breeders make the best decisions when breeding individual cats, which likely led to the decrease in the diseasersquo;s gene frequency.

From Scientific American • Jun. 23, 2022

The graph below shows the change in gene frequency of the two alleles of a gene: A and a.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

However, the trait was selected by natural selection due to a random chance event in the gene frequency of individuals showing fight or flight behavior.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022