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gene library

British

noun

Also called: gene bank. a collection of gene clones that represents the genetic material of an organism: used in genetic engineering

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But the most challenging task for his team remains extracting sufficient DNA from human skeletons found at Kondagai to create a gene library.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

The whale, like all the other animals on the Earth, has a gene library and a brain library.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Then even a gene library of 1,000 volumes would not be enough.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

That is why the brain library is some ten thousand times larger than the gene library.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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