Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast
Synonyms
Artificial Chromosome, Yeast
Artificial Chromosomes, Yeast
Chromosome, Yeast Artificial
Chromosomes, Yeast Artificial
YAC (Chromosome)
YACs (Chromosomes)
Yeast Artificial Chromosome
Yeast Artificial Chromosomes
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.