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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With a population of 335 million and an Olympic squad of 592, the U.S. draws from a large gene pool and has lots of opportunities to reach the podium.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
But also with a gene pool that allowed for such an exception.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2024
As animals are assailed by habitat loss, pollution, hunting or invasive species, their populations shrink and fragment — and so does the gene pool.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
Ten fosters have reproduced in the wild, integrating their genetics into the gene pool.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
But also with a gene pool that allowed for such an exception.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2024
As animals are assailed by habitat loss, pollution, hunting or invasive species, their populations shrink and fragment — and so does the gene pool.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
Ten fosters have reproduced in the wild, integrating their genetics into the gene pool.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
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“Gene pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gene%20pool. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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