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What is gene frequency in a population?

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Gene frequency
It refers to how common an allele is in a population.
It is determined by counting how many times the allele appears in the population and then dividing by the total number of copies of the gene.
Factors affecting gene frequency in a population:
Non-random mating
Altered mutation rate
Natural selection
Small population
Migration

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