Stock Center
Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9863-7_1610
Definition
A stock center is an institution responsible for the collection, storage, and distribution of several strains of a specific group of organisms. Notable examples are seed banks and stock centres for model organisms (Rosenthal et al 2002).
Cross-References
References
- Rosenthal N, Ashburner M (2002) Taking stock of our models: the function and future of stock centres. Nat Rev Genet 3:711–717PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar
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