Preservation of the plant and animal gene pools in Siberia]

The results of the work on preservation of the gene pools performed at the two experimental bases of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Division of Academy of Sciences of the USSR are summarized. The collections obtained are represented by a number of aboriginal animal breeds (cattle, sheep, foxes, etc.) and plant variables (300 specimens belong to 113 species of 25 families.