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gene pool
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gene pool
n.
The collective genetic information contained within a population of sexually reproducing organisms.

gene pool
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) the sum of all the genes in an interbreeding population

gene pool
The collective genetic information contained within a population of sexually reproducing organisms.


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Their stories, then and now, entwine as Toni V finds out what happened to Pelly D following the DNA tests that tagged people from each of the three major gene pools propagated on the planet during Colonial times.
Although this does not indicate the existence of other restricted gene pools, the circumsporozoite protein gene and transmission being genetically associated, it does show that further subdivisions are present within the New World that are being affected by mosquito distribution.
``The whole goal of this place is to establish viable gene pools in captivity,'' Glass said.
 
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