gene pool

noun

the total genetic information in the gametes of all the individuals in a population.

gene pool

gene pool

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

gene pool

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

First recorded in 1945–50

Jews and Arabs reach back, via philology as well as place of origin, to the same gene pool.

Another factor - men functionally have unlimited bullets to shoot to expand their presence in the gene pool.

Obama also has Irish roots, even further proof of how important the Emerald Isle is to our national gene pool.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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