gene frequency
noun
the frequency of occurrence or proportions of different alleles of a particular gene in a given population.
Also called
allele frequency.
Origin of gene frequency
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby gene frequency
gene bank,
gene clone,
gene doping,
gene dosage compensation,
gene flow,
gene frequency,
gene library,
gene map,
gene mapping,
gene patent,
gene pool
British Dictionary definitions for allele frequency
gene frequency
noun
the frequency of occurrence of a particular allele in a population