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defined:
The sum total of genes, with all their variations, possessed by a particular species at a particular time.
explained:
Listen to a detailed explanation. Dr. Robert Nussbaum, formerly of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines gene pool.
relatedterms:
allele, chromosome, gene
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