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


The number of individuals in a population

The genetic drift of the population

The mutation rate for the population

Gene pool for the population

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Answer:

The correct answer would be Gene pool for the population.

A gene pool is defined as the sum total of all the genes present in an inter-breeding population at a specific time.

It includes all the alleles of all the loci within the genes of a interbreeding population or species.

The composition of the gene pool of a population can change with course of a time due to evolution.

A large and diverse gene pool enhances the ability of a population to adapt, survive and evolve in a nature.

Answer:

The correct answer is option D, Gene pool for the population

Explanation:

A gene pool is the representation of the genetic material of a population at a given point of time. It is the population including individuals that represent all the genes and possible gene combinations It consists of all the alleles of all loci in all the genes  of a population that interbreeds with in themselves. It changes during the course of evolution.