Noun
gene pool (plural gene pools)
(genetics) The complete set of unique alleles that would be found by inspecting the genetic material of every living member of a species or population.
An important concept in sociobiology is that temperamental traits within a gene pool and between gene pools exist in an ecological balance. Source: Internet
Again, any which don't breed will have their genetics removed from the gene pool. Source: Internet
Fortunately the Sloughi is one of the breeds in whom this condition can be tested, with a small blood sample, and breeders are working to eliminate PRA from the gene pool. Source: Internet
“By ‘bringing cells to life,’ if you will, making an animal out of a cell, we can bring back a portion of the gene pool that would otherwise be lost,” said Oliver Ryder, director of genetics at San Diego Zoo Global. Source: Internet
Each of these Kzinti defeats eliminated the most aggressive individuals from the Kzinti gene pool and thus made the Kzinti more "manageable" from a Puppeteer point of view. Source: Internet
Cross-breeding has been done repeatedly to transfer resistances to certain pests and diseases from the gene pool of wild species to the gene pool of cultivated potato species. Source: Internet