gene bank

British  

noun

1. a collection of seeds, plants, tissue cultures, etc, of potentially useful species, esp species containing genes of significance to the breeding of crops

2. another name for gene library

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Example Sentences

The national gene bank has been working with other groups to draft regulations through the agriculture ministry to align Kenyan law with the treaty.

From BBC

Researchers have created the world's largest ancient human gene bank by analysing the bones and teeth of almost 5,000 humans who lived across western Europe and Asia up to 34,000 years ago.

From Science Daily

The new findings were made possible by the analysis of data held in a unique gene bank of ancient DNA, created by the researchers over the past five years with funding from the Lundbeck Foundation.

From Science Daily

This is the first gene bank of its kind in the world and already it has enabled fascinating new insights in areas from ancient human migrations, to genetically-determined risk profiles for the development of brain disorders.

From Science Daily

"Creating a gene bank of ancient DNA from Eurasia's past human inhabitants was a colossal project, involving collaboration with museums across the region," said Willerslev.

From Science Daily