What Is Relative Frequency

Definition of relative frequency : the ratio of the frequency of a particular event in a statistical experiment to the total frequency.

What is the relative frequency of an allele mean?

Allele frequency, or gene frequency, is the relative frequency of an allele (variant of a gene) at a particular locus in a population, expressed as a fraction or percentage. Specifically, it is the fraction of all chromosomes in the population that carry that allele.

What is another name for relative frequency?

Hypernym for Relative frequency: relative incidence, incidence.

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