AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A gene pool refers to the combination of all the genes (including alleles) present in a reproducing population or species.

Detailed explanation-2: -The gene pool is the set of all genes, or genetic information, in any population, usually of a particular species.

Detailed explanation-3: -gene pool, sum of a population’s genetic material at a given time. The term typically is used in reference to a population made up of individuals of the same species and includes all genes and combinations of genes (sum of the alleles) in the population.

Detailed explanation-4: -Populations are made up of members of the same species that interbreed. Population geneticists study the variation that naturally occurs among the genes within a population. The collection of all the genes and the various alternate or allelic forms of those genes within a population is called its gene pool.

Detailed explanation-5: -Genetic Variation in Populations A population is a group of individuals that can all interbreed, often distinguished as a species. Because these individuals can share genes and pass on combinations of genes to the next generation, the collection of these genes is called a gene pool.