- Institution/s: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Universidad de Alicante, Universidad de Valladolid
- Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
- Identification number: 8
- Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
- Author/s: Ana María MALLO LAPUERTA, Beatriz BURGOS CUADRILLERO, María Jesús PALAO MARTÍNEZ, Verónica ARNÁIZ UZQUIZA
- Creation / modification date: 01-03-2014
- Term: allele frequency
- Gramatical category: s
- Definition: Measure of the relative proportion of a particular allele in the population.
- Context: As a general yardstick to measure the effect of genetic drift on allele frequency and compare it with other evolutionary factors, such as selection, gene flow, or mutation, the standard deviation of q for one generation is approximately equal to the average absolute value of the allele frequency change.
- Expression: allelic frequency, minor alelle frequency (MAF), allele-frequency distribution
- Weighting mark: nor
- Remission: abrform, A (Short form for adenine). Source: RÉDEI, G. (1998) Genetics Manual: Current Theory, Concepts, Terms, London: World Scientific Publishing. 1
- Sources:
- Term: CULLEN, K. (2009), Encyclopedia of Life Science, New York: Facts on File. 333
- Definition: CULLEN, K. (2009), Encyclopedia of Life Science, New York: Facts on File. 333
- Context: HEDRICK, P.W. (2011), Genetics of Populations, Sudbury: Jones and Bartlett. 198
- Expression: HEDRICK, P.W. (2011), Genetics of Populations, Sudbury: Jones and Bartlett. 104 HEDRICK, P.W. (2011), Genetics of Populations, Sudbury: Jones and Bartlett. 199
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