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gene pool
noun
- the total genetic information in the gametes of all the individuals in a population.
gene pool
noun
- the sum of all the genes in an interbreeding population
gene pool
- The collective genetic information contained within a population of sexually reproducing organisms.
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Notes
Loosely speaking, the gene pool represents the total breeding stock available to the species.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gene pool1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
Jews and Arabs reach back, via philology as well as place of origin, to the same gene pool.
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Another factor - men functionally have unlimited bullets to shoot to expand their presence in the gene pool.
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Obama also has Irish roots, even further proof of how important the Emerald Isle is to our national gene pool.
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