Details for DNA & Tissue Bank

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Collection data
NameDNA & Tissue Bank
Alternative name
DescriptionThe DNA bank at Kew is the largest of its kind in the world, with more than 40,000 accessions of plant genomic DNA, representing about 32,500 species of vascular plants, almost 6,000 genera and most families. Because the bank reflects the different projects that were conducted in the lab since its establishment, the orchid collection is particularly well represented with more than 5,500 species, about a quarter of all orchid species known to science. The main sources of new DNA samples routinely included in the bank come from projects either lead by Kew scientists or undertaken by visiting researchers in collaboration with Kew staff.
Kew
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Provenance
Notes
Primary grouping principleTaxonomic
Primary purposeResearch
Part of collection
Related collection(s)The collection also include about 1500 silica-gel dried samples; this part of the collection is expected to grow exponentially in the coming years ( ca. 5000 accessions per year).
Known to contain typesNot known to contain types
Rights
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Access rights_)_
Usage restrictions_)_
Collection types
Genetic, Tissue
McGinley conservation statuses
Not selected
Development status
Active growth
Collectors
Numerous
Expeditions
Formation periods
Collection extents
1500 Silica-gel dried tissues, 40000 Genomic DNA extracts
Kingdom coverage
Plantae
Taxon coverage
Angiosperms, Ferns and allies, Gymnosperms
Common name coverage
Not entered
Geospatial coverage
Living time periods
Specimen preservation methods
Dried, Frozen
Media
Plastic envelops, TE buffer (generally) in tubes.
File formats
Not entered
Item level access
Source: http://apps.kew.org/dnabank/homepage.html
Description: Web-based databased
Related material
Not entered
Institution
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew)
Persons
Dr Felix Forest
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