It is usually collected by the plaintiff in the presence of his or her personal injury attorney. At this stage, depending on how much the settlement amount is or on the existing contract between him and the personal injury attorney, the personal injury attorney will deduct his share.
allele. [ÉlÄlâ²]. 1 one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that occupy corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes. Each allele encodes a phenotypic feature or a certain inherited characteristic. An individual normally has two alleles for each gene, one contributed by the mother and one by the father.
Allele frequency. Allele frequency is a measure of the relative frequency of an allele on a genetic locus in a population. Usually it is expressed as a proportion or a percentage. In population genetics, allele frequencies show the genetic diversity of a species population or equivalently the richness of its gene pool.