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Parameter: allele frequency

Short Description: 
allele frequency
Short Name: 
allele_frequency
Official Name: 
allele_frequency
Units: 
unitless
External Identifier:
» skos:closeMatch http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000254
Description

The allele frequency is a data item that denotes the incidence of a gene variant in a population. It is calculated as a ratio, by dividing the number of copies of a particular allele by the number of copies of all alleles at the genetic place (locus) in a population.