Public Service Activities
Maize Genetics Cooperation-Stock Center
MGC-SC, part of the National Plant Germplasm System, is designed to provide a service to corn geneticists by assembling, perpetuating and supplying seed samples for use in research. It specializes in conservation and distribution of unique maize (corn) genetic stocks and is an essential resource to scientists conducting basic and applied biological research. The goal of the center is to acquire, maintain, and make available stocks containing all known allelic and cytological variations in corn and information about them. Any available stock is sent upon request without charge. The MGC-SC is the main repository for corn mutants research by cooperators worldwide. The total collection approaches 100,000 individually pedigreed samples. The bulk of the collection consists of several hundred symbolized genes, together with many additional gene combinations and other heritable variants. Many of the stocks are maintained in forms or combinations suitable for specific research uses. Included are about 1,000 chromosome aberrations as well as stocks varying in chromosome number (e.g. trisomic aneuploids) and complete sets of chromosomes (e.g., tetraploids). Mutant genes that generate unbalanced chromosome complements are also maintained.
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Geographic Areas Served: Program Activity Types: Program Duration: Other
Program Frequency: On-going
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