germplasm
Seed bank material
Germplasm is the genetic material that carries hereditary information from one generation to the next—the cells, seeds, or tissues from which new organisms can be grown.
The term appears most often in agriculture and conservation contexts: The seed bank preserves germplasm from thousands of crop varieties.
Scientists maintain germplasm collections to protect genetic diversity against disease, climate change, or extinction.
Hereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
phenotype · genome · nucleotides · loci · polymorphism · genetic variation · gene pool · genetic code
Stored plant genetic material
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- ex-situOutside original place
- repositoryPlace for storing things
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
viability · accession · storage · collection · endangered · protection · safeguarding · backup
Mixing distinct genetic lines
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- cultivarBred plant variety
- selectionChosen item or items
- propagationAct of spreading widely
traits · variety · improvement · inbreeding · outcrossing · progeny · resistance · tolerance
Inherited family treasure
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- landraceRegionally adapted traditional stock
indigenous · heritage seeds · ancestral · legacy · inheritance · progenitor · origin · domestication
Attainment of high office
- collectionGathered set of items
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- sharingDividing among others
- accessRight to enter
treaty · international · cooperation · commons · public domain · proprietary · intellectual property · biopiracy
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- allelesVariant forms of genes
genotype · phenotype · genome · nucleotides · loci · polymorphism · genetic variation · gene pool · genetic code · sequencing
seedbank
Stored plant genetic material
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- ex-situOutside original place
- repositoryPlace for storing things
preservation · viability · accession · storage · collection · endangered · protection · safeguarding · backup · vault
hybridization
Mixing distinct genetic lines
- crossbreedingMating unlike organisms
- cultivarBred plant variety
- selectionChosen item or items
propagation · traits · variety · improvement · inbreeding · outcrossing · progeny · resistance · tolerance · yield
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
landrace · indigenous · heritage seeds · ancestral · legacy · inheritance · progenitor · origin · domestication · criollo
accession
Attainment of high office
- collectionGathered set of items
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- sharingDividing among others
access · treaty · international · cooperation · commons · public domain · proprietary · intellectual property · biopiracy · sovereignty
germ, plasmodium, plasma, germinate, germination, cytoplasm, neoplasm, germinating, ectoplasm