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gene pool
–noun
the total genetic information in the gametes of all the individuals in a population.
[Origin: 1945–50]
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gene pool  
n.   The collective genetic information contained within a population of sexually reproducing organisms.

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gene pool  
The collective genetic information contained within a population of sexually reproducing organisms.

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gene pool

The total number of genes available in a given species.

Note: Loosely speaking, the gene pool represents the total breeding stock available to the species.

[Chapter:] Life Sciences


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gene pool n.
The collective genetic information contained within a population of sexually reproducing organisms.

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Main Entry: gene pool
Function: noun
: the collection of genes in an interbreeding population that includes each gene at a certain frequency in relation to its alleles : the genetic information of a population of interbreeding organisms gene pool>

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