foretell definition, meaning, what is foretell: to say what is going to happen in the future: . Learn more.
The gene pool is the set of all genes, or genetic information, in any population, usually of a particular species.
Gene pool concept in crop breeding [edit]. Harlan and de Wet (1971) proposed classifying each crop and its related species by gene pools rather than by formal taxonomy. 1  Primary gene pool (GP-1): Members of this gene pool are probably in the same  species  (in conventional biological usage) and can intermate freely.