gene pool

gene pool

noun

Definition of GENE POOL

: 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 <the human gene pool>

Examples of GENE POOL

1. the gene pool of a species

First Known Use of GENE POOL

1946

Rhymes with GENE POOL

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