Mesh term Plasmids
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Description
Extrachromosomal, usually CIRCULAR DNA molecules that are self-replicating and transferable from one organism to another. They are found in a variety of bacterial, archaeal, fungal, algal, and plant species. They are used in GENETIC ENGINEERING as CLONING VECTORS.Browse to child terms:
Bacteriocin Plasmids
Cosmids
F Factor
Hemolysin Factors
Lactose Factors
Plant Tumor-Inducing Plasmids
R Factors
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