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17273892

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
The manipulation of DNA is routine practice in botanical research and has made a huge impact on plant breeding, biotechnology and biodiversity evaluation. DNA is easy to extract from most plant tissues and can be stored for long periods in DNA banks. Curation methods are well developed for other botanical resources such as herbaria, seed banks and botanic gardens, but procedures for the establishment and maintenance of DNA banks have not been well documented. This paper reviews the curation of DNA banks for the characterisation and utilisation of biodiversity and provides guidelines for DNA bank management. It surveys existing DNA banks and outlines their operation. It includes a review of plant DNA collection, preservation, isolation, storage, database management and exchange procedures. We stress that DNA banks require full integration with existing collections such as botanic gardens, herbaria and seed banks, and information retrieval systems that link such facilities, bioinformatic resources and other DNA banks. They also require efficient and well-regulated sample exchange procedures. Only with appropriate curation will maximum utilisation of DNA collections be achieved.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0918-9440
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
120
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
DNA banking for plant breeding, biotechnology and biodiversity evaluation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Botany, School of Natural Sciences, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. trevor.hodkinson@tcd.ie
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't