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yeast artificial chromosome

yeast artificial chromosome noun: a genetically engineered chromosome derived from the DNA of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is then ligated into a bacterial plasmid.

Noun

yeast artificial chromosome (plural yeast artificial chromosomes, abbreviation YAC)

  1. A genetically engineered chromosome derived from the DNA of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is then ligated into a bacterial plasmid.

Forms of yeast artificial chromosome

pluralyeast artificial chromosomes
abbreviationYAC

Questions about yeast artificial chromosome

What does yeast artificial chromosome mean?
Yeast artificial chromosome means a genetically engineered chromosome derived from the DNA of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is then ligated into a bacterial plasmid.
What part of speech is yeast artificial chromosome?
Yeast artificial chromosome is a noun.
What is the plural of yeast artificial chromosome?
The plural of yeast artificial chromosome is yeast artificial chromosomes.

Words near yeast artificial chromosome in the dictionary

  1. yeasayers
  2. yeasaying
  3. yeasayings
  4. yeasays
  5. yeast
  6. yeast artificial chromosome
  7. yeast artificial chromosomes
  8. yeast bread
  9. yeast breads
  10. yeast cake
  11. yeast cakes

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