What are seed banks or gene banks?
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Gene banks are repositories where biological material is collected, stored, catalogued and made available for redistribution.
The main role of plant gene banks is to preserve genetic diversity, in the form of seeds or cuttings in the case of plants reproduced vegetatively, and subsequently make this material, together with associated information, available for future use in research and plant breeding.
Gene banks are sometimes also referred to as an ex-situ conservation facility (because biological materials are conserved outside their natural habitat
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People save money in banks, in case of an emergency. Genetic banks serve a similar purpose for farmers and scientists who work to conserve rare plants and animals.
A seed bank stores seeds to preserve genetic diversity; hence it is a type of gene bank. There are many reasons to store seeds.Gene banks preserve cells or organisms that host unusual gene variants,genes with special traits. Those genes might later prove useful when some disease epidemic strikes, when the climate changes or when other factors threaten the survival of plants or animals. Farmers could use the banked deposits stored cells or tissues to restore genetic diversity or to introduce traits from other breeds or varieties.
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A seed bank stores seeds to preserve genetic diversity; hence it is a type of gene bank. There are many reasons to store seeds.Gene banks preserve cells or organisms that host unusual gene variants,genes with special traits. Those genes might later prove useful when some disease epidemic strikes, when the climate changes or when other factors threaten the survival of plants or animals. Farmers could use the banked deposits stored cells or tissues to restore genetic diversity or to introduce traits from other breeds or varieties.
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