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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_drift

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_diversity

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GENE POOLS

Gene pools are defined as a difference in genetic material with in a community of organisms. The more genetic diversity there is the stronger and resilient the gene pool will be.

Gene Pools in different plants

Hu et al. mostly focuses on the genetic breeding of specific plants to help with the rise of climate change and how this will affect crops. We focus on a the genus Brassica more specifically the plant Rapeseed and how changing and strengthening the gene pool of the plant has improved crop yields. The article also goes into greater depths on topics about the Rapeseed like genome structure, population-level differentiation, gene cloning, and more. Another example of gene pools in plants is Norwegian spruce trees are studied in a parks all across Moscow and trees found naturally in forested areas. What the researchers discovered is gene pool and genetic diversity greatly decreased between those planted in plant stands and those found naturally. Because of this decrease they found that multiple of the plant stands were in a critical state and one had even died out completely.

go in depth about the relation between plants and insects. More specifically the writers speak about different plant traits and insect communities.

Gene pools in different animals

Simonov speaks about the European Bison and how rising populations has increased the gene pool of the animal. There are different measurements of the wild bison compared to the domesticated species. They also speak about their dietary practices and how free ranging enables them to grow in different ways. Kharkov et al. speaks about the genetic diversity and the gene pool of the Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarussian people. They speak of how the different groups really haven't been studied thoroughly and effectively enough. There are many tables/graphs in this article that show different alleles and loci that were studied to show the differences and similarities presented in the populations. Cyranoski delves into the work of changing of genetic material and rewriting the gene pool. It speaks of how a biophysicist name He from China genetic birthed two girls with changed genes. There's a sentence in the article that stated the scientific community isn't sure if the alterations actually worked.

Lara-Flores and Rivera-Arriaga talks about how genetic engineering has been thought of as an idea for the repopulating different fish stocks. They also speak of ways to manage these genetically modified species. Mourkas et al. focus mostly on the mutation of a pathogen that has grown resistant to antibiotics. It's a food born pathogen that has been linked to livestock but the researchers aren't sure of how it spreads to humans. We're presented with multiple tests that looked for antibiotic genes and found multiple similarities between the two pathogens.

Gene pool controversies

Lara-Flores and Rivera-Arriaga also raise many questions on the effect that genetically engineering fish species might have. Questions like what are some possible mutations, are there existing rules and regulations for this change, and could there be any risks to the already existing ecosystems?

Cyranoski is very heavy with the details of what He did in genetically changing the two girls that were born. It states that he could have done this illegally and may face criminal charges once the trial is over. We also see statements from different scientist that study in the same field and they speak on how this might cause drastic damage to gene editing.