Medical Term: Yeast Artificial Chromosomes defined
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What is Yeast Artificial Chromosomes?
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Term Definition: Chromosomes in which fragments of exogenous DNA ranging in length up to several hundred kilobase pairs have been cloned into yeast through ligation to vector sequences. These artificial chromosomes are used extensively in molecular biology for the construction of comprehensive genomic libraries of higher organisms.