gene pool

See also: genepool

English

Noun

gene pool (plural gene pools)

1. (genetics) The complete set of unique alleles found by inspecting the genetic material of every living member of a species or population.
   • 2014, "Weird Al" Yankovic, “Word Crimes”:

     Go back to preschool / Get out of the gene pool / Try your best to not drool

Related terms

• meme pool

Translations

a complete set of alleles

• Danish: genpulje c
• Finnish: geenivarasto, geenipooli
• German: Genpool (de) m
• Macedonian: генетски фонд m (genetski fond)
• Māori: puna ira
• Polish: pula genowa f
• Romanian: genofond n
• Russian: генофо́нд (ru) m (genofónd)
• Spanish: acervo genético m
• Swedish: genpool (sv) c
• Ukrainian: генофо́нд m (henofónd)

Further reading

• gene pool on Wikipedia.Wikipedia