YAC (CHROMOSOME)
\wˌa͡ɪˌe͡ɪsˈiː kɹˈə͡ʊməsˌə͡ʊm], \wˌaɪˌeɪsˈiː kɹˈəʊməsˌəʊm], \w_ˌaɪ_ˌeɪ_s_ˈiː__ k_ɹ_ˈəʊ_m_ə_s_ˌəʊ_m]\
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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.
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