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gene frequency

American

noun

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

gene frequency British

noun

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

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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

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

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

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