genetic pool

collocation in English

meaningsofgeneticandpool

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genetic
adjective
uk
/dʒəˈnet.ɪk/us
/dʒəˈnet̬.ɪk/
belonging or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) received by each animal or plant from ...
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pool
noun
uk
/puːl/us
/puːl/
a small area of usually ...
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(Definition ofgeneticandpoolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgenetic pool

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It is the mutation that is in charge of reintroducing some missing information back into thegeneticpool.
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Britishgeneticpoolfrom the dangers of uncontrolled reproduction.
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Many generations have been held in captivity and thegeneticpoolhas changed between the existing generation and the wild creature.
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The greatest contribution which they can make is in livestock production and in maintaining ageneticpoolof hardy breeds.
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In stocking a river one tries to get fish from the samegeneticpool.
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The pesticides create selection pressure on pest populations that invariably have ageneticpoolof widely differing susceptibility to the poison.
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At this time, the zoo claimed to have 40 lions and lionesses in theirgeneticpool.
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In either case, while being subjected to the processes of natural selection, the point mutation has been accepted into thegeneticpool.
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Despite the limitedgeneticpoolof this population, conservationists hope that at-risk populations can be preserved.
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A limitedgeneticpoolis also a danger.
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Furthermore, plants in cultivation are likely to come from a limitedgeneticpool.
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Thegeneticpoolwas very limited and many kittens died.
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Breeders inbreed within theirgeneticpool, attempting to maintain desirable traits and to cull those traits that are undesirable.
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Because of their limitedgeneticpool, they are considered highly vulnerable to illnesses such as foot-and-mouth disease.
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This genetic diversity averts inbreeding from occurring and widens thegeneticpoolof the species.
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Two studies have added to our knowledge of tissue antigens in polymyalgia though, inevitably, such results may merely reflect local genetic pools.
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These less fit solutions ensure genetic diversity within thegeneticpoolof the parents and therefore ensure the genetic diversity of the subsequent generation of children.
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