what term describes all alleles of all the genes in a population?
The collection of all the genes and the various alternate or allelic forms of those genes within a population is called its gene pool. Genetic variation within a population is measured according to the number of different alleles of all genes and the frequency with which they appear. Variation is high when there are many different allelic forms of all genes and when there are many different combinations of those alleles.
Gene Pool, Alleles and Variation in the Population. Genes have many different forms (alleles). This forms the basis of the study of population genetics. Populations are made up of members of the same species which interbreed.ecombination (Crossing Over). This is the exchange of genetic material between adjacent chromatids on the homologous chromosomes. This random exchange of DNA results in many new combinations of alleles on chromosomes, creating great potential for variation.