During this handshake, the client and server agree on various parameters used to establish the connection's security: 1  The handshake begins when a client connects to a TLS-enabled server requesting a secure connection and the client presents a list of supported cipher suites (ciphers and hash functions).
Allele frequency. Allele frequency is a term of population genetics that is used in characterizing the genetic diversity of a species population, or equivalently the richness of its gene pool.
Definition of ALLELE. 1. : any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus. 2. : either of a pair of alternative Mendelian characters (as smooth and wrinkled seed in the pea).â alÂ·leÂ·lic \-ËlÄ-lik, -Ële-\ adjective. â alÂ·lelÂ·ism \-ËlÄ-Ëli-zÉm, -Ële-\ noun.efinition of ALLELE. 1. : any of the alternative forms of a gene that may occur at a given locus. 2. : either of a pair of alternative Mendelian characters (as smooth and wrinkled seed in the pea). â alÂ·leÂ·lic \-ËlÄ-lik, -Ële-\ adjective.