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Yeast artificial chromosome
A yeast artificial chromosome (short YAC) is a vector used to clone large DNA fragments (up to 400 kb). It is an artificially constructed chromosome and contains the telomeric , centromeric, and replication origin sequences needed for replication in yeast cells.
- See also : plasmid, cosmid, Bacterial artificial chromosome.
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