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gene pool, the total of all genes gene, the structural unit of inheritance in living organisms. A gene is, in essence, a segment of DNA that has a particular purpose, i.e., that codes for (contains the chemical information necessary for the creation of) a specific enzyme or other protein.
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gene pool [′jēn ‚pül]

(genetics)

The totality of the genes of a specific population at a given time.

Gene Pool

(Russian genofond), the qualitative composition and the relative quantity of the different forms (alleles) of the various genes in the population of one or another species of organism. By the term “gene pool” (the term in Russian was introduced by the Russian scientist A. S. Serebrovskii in 1928) is meant the allelic composition of the population or of all the members of the species, including all the variable characters and traits of the species or one or another selection from them, which is of interest to the researcher. When there is a sharp reduction in the number of individuals or a change in external conditions, the recessive gene pool— which is the sum total of recessive alleles that are for the most part excluded from natural selection—ensures that there will be a rapid change in the genetic makeup of the population. In the genetically less studied species, it is possible to determine the so-called phenotypic pool (a phene is an elementary character). Taking stock of hereditarily variable characters of farm animal and plant species under study, together with a determination of the frequencies of various alleles, is of great practical significance. The study of the gene pool of man has fundamental significance for human genetics.

REFERENCE

Serebrovskii, A. S. “Genogeografiia i genofond sel’skokhoziaistvennykh zhivotnykh SSSR.” Nauchnoe slovo, 1928, no. 9.

N. V. TIMOFEEV-RESOVSKII

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This is an important exercise as it expands the gene pool of the species.

Hoedspruit Cheetah Project and the Endangered King Cheetah by Darshi Chohan / Travel, recreation and leisure community

If the population is decreasing, future kids make a bigger splash in the gene pool than current kids," explains Will Ratcliff, a College of Biological Sciences graduate student who came up with the idea for the study.

Why starvation can lead to longer life by Asian News International

You have to go and get the talent, but if you are swimming in the same DNA gene pool, you are not going to get the talent.

Review lacks big-brand inspiration - Hills boss by The Racing Post (London, England)

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