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Definition | : | Yeast Artificial Chromosome |
Category | : | Medical » Genetics |
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A yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) is a vector used to clone DNA fragments larger than 100 kb and up to 3000 kb. YACs are useful for the physical mapping of complex genomes and for the cloning of large genes.
The full form of YAC is Yeast Artificial Chromosome