# What is Allele Frequency?

How common a specific gene variant is in a sample, population, or tumor sequencing run.

## In real work

The report listed allele frequency so the team could judge whether the mutation looked clonal.

## Related terms

- [NGS](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/ngs.md)
- [Variant Calling](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/variant-calling.md)
- [Somatic Mutation](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/somatic-mutation.md)
- [Oncogene](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/oncogene.md)
- [Biomarker](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/biomarker.md)

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