NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A gene pool refers to the combination of all the genes (including alleles) present in a reproducing population or species. A large gene pool has extensive genomic diversity and is better able to withstand environmental challenges.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -A gene pool is a collection of all the genes in a population. This can be any population-frogs in a pond, trees in a forest, or people in a town.

Detailed explanation-5: -So the correct option is ‘the entire genome of a reproducing individual.