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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Kistler speculated that village dogs, which have more opportunities to get intimate with wolves, could be how wolf DNA was getting into the dog gene pool.
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CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Bringing this population back from the brink of extinction could strengthen the entire black rhino gene pool, conservationists for the Kenya Rhino Project say.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2025
Residues of the Barbary lion gene pool might still be found in captive environments.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The gene pool of the muted Black and unexpurgated white.
—Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
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CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Bringing this population back from the brink of extinction could strengthen the entire black rhino gene pool, conservationists for the Kenya Rhino Project say.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2025
Residues of the Barbary lion gene pool might still be found in captive environments.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The gene pool of the muted Black and unexpurgated white.
—Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 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 2 Dec. 2025.
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