Phenomena and Processes

Gene Library

A large collection of DNA fragments cloned (CLONING, MOLECULAR) from a given organism, tissue, organ, or cell type. It may contain complete genomic sequences (GENOMIC LIBRARY) or complementary DNA sequences, the latter being formed from messenger RNA and lacking intron sequences.

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A large collection of DNA fragments cloned (CLONING, MOLECULAR) from a given organism, tissue, organ, or cell type. It may contain complete genomic sequences (GENOMIC LIBRARY) or complementary DNA sequences, the latter being formed from messenger RNA and lacking intron sequences.

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11 entry terms
  • Gene Libraries
  • Libraries, Gene
  • Library, Gene
  • DNA Library
  • cDNA Library
  • DNA Libraries
  • Libraries, DNA
  • Libraries, cDNA
  • Library, DNA
  • Library, cDNA
  • cDNA Libraries

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do not confuse with GENOMIC LIBRARY

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Previous Indexing

  • Base Sequence (1978-1989)
  • Cloning, Molecular (1980-1989)
  • Plasmids (1978-1985)

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  1. G05.360w.325w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gene Library. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015723. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015723
  2. Gene Library. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_(biology)
  3. Gene Library. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q526826