Definition of Bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC)

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Bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC)

The term 'Bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC)' as it applies to the area of gnome research can be defined as 'A vector used to clone DNA fragments (100- to 300-kb insert size; average, 150 kb) in Escherichia coli cells. Based on naturally occurring F-factor plasmid found in the bacterium E. coli'.

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