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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Rapid Data Analysis Quantum computing promises to revolutionize data analysis—for example, helping scientists simulate molecules and gene pools and rapidly unlock life-saving cures.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
But Haiku does more than just expand the gene pool of operating systems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2012
Perhaps, skeptics have suggested, the observed fluctuations in allele frequencies are just routine oscillations of variants in the gene pool rather than proof positive of natural selection acting to adapt the human body to environmental challenges.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Millet plays with the title and with the idea of atavism, in which an ancient trait asserts itself by skipping forward a few generations to suddenly appear in the gene pool.
—Heather Scott Partington, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
But Haiku does more than just expand the gene pool of operating systems.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Apr. 2012
Perhaps, skeptics have suggested, the observed fluctuations in allele frequencies are just routine oscillations of variants in the gene pool rather than proof positive of natural selection acting to adapt the human body to environmental challenges.
—Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Millet plays with the title and with the idea of atavism, in which an ancient trait asserts itself by skipping forward a few generations to suddenly appear in the gene pool.
—Heather Scott Partington, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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