allele frequency

allele frequency

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  • Allele frequency — is a measure of the relative frequency of an allele at a genetic place(locus) in a population. Usually it is expressed as a proportion or a percentage. In population genetics, allele frequencies are used to depict the amount of genetic diversity… …   Wikipedia

  • allele frequency —    A measure of the commonness of an allele in a population; the proportion of all alleles of that gene in the population that are of this specific type …   Forensic science glossary

  • allele frequency — The relative number of copies of an allele in a population, expressed as a proportion of the total number of copies of all alleles at a given locus in a population …   Glossary of Biotechnology

  • allele frequency — Genetics. See gene frequency …   Useful english dictionary

  • Minor allele frequency — (MAF) refers to the frequency at which the less common allele occurs in a given population. SNPs with a minor allele frequency of 5% or greater were targeted by the HapMap project. MAF is widely employed in Genome Wide Association studies for… …   Wikipedia

  • Allele — This article is about the forms of a gene. For a non technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to genetics. For the alternative metal band, see Allele (band). An allele (UK  /ˈæ …   Wikipedia

  • Frequency dependent selection — is the term given to an evolutionary process where the fitness of a phenotype is dependent on its frequency relative to other phenotypes in a given population. In positive frequency dependent selection, the fitness of a phenotype increases as it… …   Wikipedia

  • Frequency-dependent selection — is the term given to an evolutionary process where the fitness of a phenotype is dependent on its frequency relative to other phenotypes in a given population. In positive frequency dependent selection (or purifying frequency dependent selection) …   Wikipedia

  • allele — allelic /euh lee lik, euh lel ik/, adj. allelism, n. /euh leel /, n. Genetics. any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation. [1930 35; < G Allel, appar. as shortening of G… …   Universalium

  • gene frequency — (allele frequency)    A measure of the commonness of an allele in a population; the proportion of all alleles of that gene in the population that are of this specific type …   Forensic science glossary

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