yeast artificial chromosome


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yeast artificial chromosome

n. Abbr. YAC
A large sequence of DNA that is artificially inserted into a yeast genome for replication or expression.
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Abbreviations: BAC, bacterial artificial chromosome; EST, expressed sequence tagged site; kb, kilobase; kbp, kilobase pairs; Mb, megabase; STC, sequence tagged connector; YAC, yeast artificial chromosome.
Construction and characterization of a deep-coverage bacterial artificial chromosome library for maize. (Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics)
(In 1996 Resnick, with NIEHS colleagues Vladimir Larionov and Natalya Kouprina, perfected a method using yeast artificial chromosomes, or YACs, for the specific isolation of entire human genes.) In another, changes are introduced into homologous genes or cloned genes in model systems.
Delitto Perfetto: foreign DNA disappears without a trace. (Innovations)
A DNA contig of this region spanning 2,400 kb was constructed from large-capacity yeast artificial chromosomes and P1 bacteriophage clones (76).
Comparative Genomics and Host Resistance against Infectious Diseases

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