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 breed is considered endangered, so the Exmoor Pony Society is creating a gene bank to secure its future.

From BBC

Such Indigenous wisdoms around the world constitute a spiritual gene bank to fall back on as we become increasingly limited to the hegemonic belief systems of the present time.

From Scientific American

Scientists in Israel are creating a gene bank from the seeds of local wild crops, some that have survived for thousands of years since the birth of agriculture and that may help farmers deal with a harsher climate in the coming decades.

From Reuters

Tens of thousands of types of seeds are stored in the gene bank.

From Reuters

"This is where agriculture started about 10,000 years ago," said Einav Mayzlish-Gati, director of the gene bank.

From Reuters