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gene frequency

noun

Definition of gene frequency

: the ratio of the number of a specified allele in a population to the total of all alleles at its genetic locus

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 Nielsen and Wei had been interested in using the UK Biobank data to investigate how patterns of gene frequencies were being shaped by the pressures of modern life. — Megan Molteni, WIRED, "A Study Exposes the Health Risks of Gene-Editing Human Embryos," 3 June 2019

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First Known Use of gene frequency

1929, in the meaning defined above

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gene frequency

noun

Medical Definition of gene frequency

: the ratio of the number of a specified allele in a population to the total of all alleles at its genetic locus

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