Details for DNA & Tissue Bank
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| Collection data |
| Name | DNA & Tissue Bank |
| Alternative name | |
| Description | The 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 |
| Description for specialists | |
| Cite as | |
| Provenance | |
| Notes | |
| Primary grouping principle | Taxonomic |
| Primary purpose | Research |
| 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 types | Not known to contain types |
| Rights |
| Rights | _)_ |
| Access rights | _)_ |
| Usage restrictions | _)_ |
| Collection types |
| Genetic, Tissue |
| McGinley conservation statuses |
| Not selected |
| Development status |
| Active growth |
| Collection extents |
| 1500 Silica-gel dried tissues, 40000 Genomic DNA extracts |
| Taxon coverage |
| Angiosperms, Ferns and allies, Gymnosperms |
| Common name coverage |
| Not entered |
| Specimen preservation methods |
| Dried, Frozen |
| Media |
| Plastic envelops, TE buffer (generally) in tubes. |
| Item level access |
| Source: http://apps.kew.org/dnabank/homepage.html
Description: Web-based databased
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| Related material |
| Not entered |
