gene pool
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
the human gene pool
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the gene pool of a species
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Residues of the Barbary lion gene pool might still be found in captive environments.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The gene pool of the muted Black and unexpurgated white.
—Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
Even the new Superman movie flirts with the idea that our fractious species might be improved by an infusion of alien seed into the gene pool.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
But behind it, Davenport sees the lurking specter of eugenics, a discredited pseudoscience that proposed the enhancement of the collective gene pool by eliminating undesirables.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 July 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The gene pool of the muted Black and unexpurgated white.
—Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
Even the new Superman movie flirts with the idea that our fractious species might be improved by an infusion of alien seed into the gene pool.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
But behind it, Davenport sees the lurking specter of eugenics, a discredited pseudoscience that proposed the enhancement of the collective gene pool by eliminating undesirables.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for gene pool
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“Gene pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gene%20pool. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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