The phrase "a source of genes" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to genetics, biology, or discussions about heredity and genetic diversity.
Example: "The diverse ecosystem serves as a source of genes that can enhance the resilience of plant species."
Alternatives: "a reservoir of genes" or "a genetic source".
In recent years, aus germplasm has grown in importance as a source of genes for rice improvement, especially in the context of breeding for resistance/tolerance to abiotic and biotic stress (Travis et al. 2015 and references therein).
We use them as a source of genes and, in these extremely dry habitats, like Ascension, plants that are naturally adapted may hold some answers to things like plants' responses to climate change".
Though wild rice species are phenotypically inferior and have predominantly been used as a source of genes for resistance to pests and diseases (Hodgkin et al. 2007), they also possess the genetic value necessary to improve the yield potential of cultivated rice (Xiao et al. 1998).
Also the non STGs including the cereal crops are also the source of salt tolerant genes, but the prime focus of this review will be on the STGs to understand their salt tolerance mechanism and assess their potentiality as a source of genes for improving the salt tolerance of cereal crops.
In this article, we examined the possibility of using primary tumors as a source of genes of antitumor antibodies, potentially useful for diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
Thus, our data suggested that A. cruziana also can be a source of genes to A. hypogaea since it is very related to A. batizocoi.
Because they are frequently large enough to contain an entire gene and its associated regulatory elements, BACs can serve as a source of gene-specific promoter sequences.
Vasemägi, A., Nilsson, J. & Primmer, C. R. Expressed sequence tag-linked microsatellites as a source of gene-associated polymorphisms for detecting signatures of divergent selection in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L).
Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) are a source of gene expression information, and are typically inclusive of mitochondrial-derived transcripts.
Many tools only use GO annotation as a source of gene-sets, and do not take advantage of the many types of other useful gene-sets that exist.
We use the Molecular Signatures Database (MSigDB) [ 3] as a source of gene pathways.
