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Question
Write short note on Gene pool.
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Solution
- The total genetic information encoded in sum total of genes in a Mendelian population is called gene pool.
- Simply, gene pool means the total number of genes of all individuals in a population.
- It contains both expressed genes and non-expressed genes.
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