genecollection
nounUK /ˈdʒiːn kəˈlɛkʃən/
US /ˈdʒin kəˈlɛkʃən/
A genecollection is a big set of instructions that living things pass to their babies.
Scientists studied the genecollection of the plant to learn why its flowers are blue.
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2. A stored set of DNA samples kept for research or medicine.
The hospital's genecollection helps doctors study rare diseases.
3. All the genes found in one kind of living thing.
The genecollection of this fish lets it live in very cold water.
4. A computer list of gene information used by scientists.
She searched the genecollection online to find the gene she needed.