BACTERIAL ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME

bacterial artificial chromosome: translation

Method of construction of genomic library, in which the vector contains sites necessary for the DNA to be handled and replicated as a bacterial chromosome. Like YACs, this allows clones to contain very large pieces of DNA (around 200 kb), so aiding rapid, low resolution physical mapping.

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бактериальная искусственная хромосома

bacterial artificial chromosome: translation

(BAC)

A cloning vector constructed from the E. coli F-factor plasmid that is used to clone foreign DNA fragments in E. coli.