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allele frequency

ah-LEEL FREE-kwen-see

əˈliːl ˈfriːkwənsi

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allelefrequency

Dictionary meaning

proportion of a particular allele among all alleles at that locus in a population; changes in allele frequency over time are the basis of evolutionary change; measured in population genetics studies

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