Dictionary of molecular biology

YEAST ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME

yeast artificial chromosome: translation

A vector system that allows extremely large segments of DNA to be cloned. Useful in chromosome mapping; contiguous YACs covering the whole Drosophila genome and certain human chromosomes are available.

  1. yeast artificial chromosome—yeast artificial chromosome translationA stretch of DNA that contains all the elements required to propagate a chromosome in yeast and which is used to clone foreign DNA ...Dictionary of microbiology
  2. yeast artificial chromosome—дрожжевая искусственная хромосома дрожжевая искусственная хромосомаучасток ДНК обычно хромосома человека клонируемый в геноме дрожжей...Англо-русский словарь по биотехнологиям