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A seed bank (also seed banks, seeds bank or seed vault) stores seeds to preserve genetic diversity; hence it is a type of gene bank. [ 1] There are many reasons to store seeds. One is to preserve the genes that plant breeders need to increase yield, disease resistance, drought tolerance, nutritional quality, taste, etc. of crops.
Gene bank. The active gene bank of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics in Patancheru, India. A gene bank is a type of biorepository that is designed around the preservation of genetic information. Gene banks are often used for storing the genetic material of species that are endangered or close to extinction.
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The Protein Data Bank ( PDB) [ 1] is a database for the three-dimensional structural data of large biological molecules such as proteins and nucleic acids, which is overseen by the Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB). These structural data are obtained and deposited by biologists and biochemists worldwide through the use of experimental ...
Fragmentation in multicellular or colonial organisms is a form of asexual reproduction or cloning, where an organism is split into fragments upon maturation and the spilted part becomes the new individual. The organism may develop specific organs or zones to shed or be easily broken off. If the splitting occurs without the prior preparation of ...
Cell bank. A cell bank is a facility that stores cells of specific genome for the purpose of future use in a product or medicinal needs, but can also describe the entity of stored cells itself. Cell banks often contain expansive amounts of base cell material that can be utilized for various projects. Cell banks can be used to generate detailed ...
Anabolism. Schematic diagram showing anabolism and catabolism. Anabolism ( / əˈnæbəlɪzəm /) is the set of metabolic pathways that construct macromolecules like DNA or RNA from smaller units. [ 1][ 2] These reactions require energy, known also as an endergonic process. [ 3] Anabolism is the building-up aspect of metabolism, whereas ...
The term "biobank" first appeared in the late 1990s and is a broad term that has evolved in recent years. [ 1][ 2] One definition is "an organized collection of human biological material and associated information stored for one or more research purposes." [ 3][ 4] Collections of plant, animal, microbe, and other nonhuman materials may also be ...