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pACYC

pACYC noun: a constructed plasmid based on P15A that can live in E. coli.

Noun

pACYC (uncountable)

  1. A constructed plasmid based on P15A that can live in E. coli

Origin of pACYC

p for plasmid; ACYC stands for Annie C. Y. Changhttps://doi.org/10.1128/jb.134.3.1141-1156.1978

Words formed from pACYC

  • pACYC177 ampicillin and kanamycin resistant genes
  • pACYC184 chloramphenicol and tetracycline resistant genes

Questions about pACYC

What does pACYC mean?
PACYC means a constructed plasmid based on P15A that can live in E. coli.
What part of speech is pACYC?
PACYC is a noun.

Words near pACYC in the dictionary

  1. Pacupac
  2. pacus
  3. pacuvirus
  4. pacuviruses
  5. pacy
  6. pACYC
  7. paczek
  8. paczki
  9. paczkis
  10. Paczkowski
  11. Paczkowskis

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