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cosmid

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cos·mid  (kzmd)
n. Genetics
A hybrid vector that has been spliced with plasmid DNA for cloning large genes or gene fragments.
[Blend of cos (sequence), sequence of DNA allowing the cosmid to form as a circle (short for cohesive ends) and plasmid.]
cosmid  (kzmd)
A hybrid vector that has been spliced with plasmid DNA for cloning large pieces of DNA.
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Noun1.cosmid - (genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments
vector - (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
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Sequencing and Annotation of pO113 The complete nucleotide sequence of pO113 from EH41 was determined from a series of overlapping 30-40 kb fragments cloned into the Copy Control pCC1FOS cosmid vector (Epicentre, Madison, WI, USA) and propagated in E.
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains negative for locus of ... by Newton, Hayley J.; Sloan, Joan; Bulach, Dieter M.; Seemann, Torsten; Allison, Cody C.; Tauschek, Mar / Emerging Infectious Diseases
An acceleration of this disorder occurs in transgenic mice expressing human and mouse Alzheimer amyloid precursor proteins produced using a hamster prion protein gene-derived cosmid vector that confers position-independent, copy number-dependent expression.
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The genes are found on a single region of the LB400 chromosome and were originally cloned into a broad host-range cosmid (pGEM410).
Subcloning of the bph genes from Burkholderia sp. Strain LB400 for ... by Poe, Jerrod A.; Yates, James R. / Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science
 
 
 
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