Question

All of the dominant and recessive alleles taken together form the?

A. The number of individuals in a population

B. The genetic drift of the population

C. The mutation rate for the population

D. Gene pool for the population

Answer 1

D gene pool for the population

Answer 2

D. Gene pool for the population

Step-by-step explanation:

• The set of all genes of a particular population taken together constitutes the gene pool of the population.
• Each gene has dominant and recessive alleles, therefore the total of these alleles is a representative of the gene pool.
• A larger gene pool is indicative of higher biodiversity whereas a smaller gene pool indicates otherwise.
• A gene pool of a particular population is usually concerning a particular species i.e. interbreeding population.