Gene or Genome
gene library
ex·pres·sion li·brar·y
Subclass of:
Genetic Structures
Definitions related to 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (genetic library) Any well-defined collection of genetic material used to identify unknown nucleic acids; classically, a collection of expressed cDNA clones representing the genome of a particular organism, used to identify newly purified genes or mRNAs by hybridization.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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