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Question
What is ‘gene flow’?
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Solution
Gene flow is the introduction of genetic material from one population of its species to another by interbreeding. It brings a change in the composition of the gene pool of the receiving population. The introduction of new alleles through a gene pool for increased variability within the population.
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