This means that the gene pool of a population is dynamic and can change at any moment for a variety of reasons. In addition, the rate of change within a gene pool can vary at different points in time.

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For example, US researchers studying the genes involved in high cholesterol stumbled upon the proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) gene that, when mutated, lowers a person’s ...

Genetic diversity in a given population can be reduced in what is known as a "founder event" — when a small group of people ...

Biodiversity is a measure of the range of living organisms within a habitat. A gene pool is the range of DNA in a species. Biodiversity can be maintained by conservation, preservation and gene banks.

As in the example of human diseases, genetically determined traits that would ordinarily be uncommon in the overall gene pool might crop up with distressing frequency in a small subset of that pool.

It greatly expanded the gene pool for rice genetic improvement and facilitated the innovative utilization of wild rice seeds, as well as supporting the research of rice evolution and domestication.

Not only do warmer temperatures encourage deer to give birth earlier in the year, it has also meant the gene for breeding earlier has become more common among Rum deer. Researchers said it was ...

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