Gene frequency
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002783
The proportion of one particular in the total of all alleles for one genetic locus in a breeding population.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002783 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | allele frequency; allelic frequency |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Quantitative genetics; Population genetics; Frequency dependent selection; Genetic equilibrium; Genetic selection |
| Translations | Spanish: frecuencia genética |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002783",
"term": "Gene frequency",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The proportion of one particular in the total of all alleles for one genetic locus in a breeding population.",
"synonyms": [
"allele frequency",
"allelic frequency"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"quantitative genetics",
"population genetics",
"frequency dependent selection",
"genetic equilibrium",
"genetic selection"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "frecuencia genética"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/gene-frequency/"
}
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