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

Examples of gene pool in a Sentence

the gene pool of a species

Recent Examples on the Web

But there are still some curve balls to dodge, like the notion that vaccines cause Autism in and of itself, despite overwhelming evidence that Autism is a natural variation of human neurocognition, natural to our gene pool and prevalent throughout history. —Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gene pool

• minuscule
• molecule
• overrule
• poiseuille
• reticule
• ridicule
• vestibule
• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule

Medical Definition

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