Gene pool
The gene pool a species or population, describes the amount of genetic variations, that is the number of different alleles found in that species or population. A population with many alleles for a given locus, is said to be polymorphic, a locus that has no variation is said to be monomorphic. Genetic variation for a population or a species often leads to a robust population which can survive different kind of selective sweeps, whereas little genetic diversity (as in a monoculture or due to inbreeding) can be harmful and increases the chance of extinction.See also: genetic drift, small population size, population genetics
For the guitarist named Gene Pool, see Gene Pool
