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.

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

plural yeast artificial chromosomes · abbreviation YAC

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