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gene bank
gene bank n 1. (Botany) a collection of seeds, plants, tissue cultures, etc, of potentially useful species, esp species containing genes of significance to the breeding of crops 2. (Genetics) another name for gene library Translationsgene bank
gene bank[′jēn ‚baŋk] (genetics) gene library gene bank
gene bank - a collection of clones containing all the genes of a particular organism, such as E. coli. The bank can be prepared by isolating the DNA from an organism, digesting it with a RESTRICTION ENZYME and cloning the restriction fragments. It can be maintained for many years, to provide a repository of cloned genetic material.
- a collection of many lines of a particular crop plant, seeds or pollen used as a genetic resource by plant breeders; or of sperm, ova, embryos in the case of animals.
- a collection of DNA sequences (genetic database) stored at a specific Internet site, such as Genbank (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). See also BIOINFORMATICS.
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