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gene pool

noun
|Updated on: 10 Jul 2018

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

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Examples of gene pool in a Sentence

  1. the gene pool of a species

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First Known Use of gene pool

1941

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GENE POOL Defined for English Language Learners

gene pool

noun

Definition of gene pool for English Language Learners

  • biology : all of the genes in a particular group of people or animals

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gene pool

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medical 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

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