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• phage lambda — n a bacteriophage (species Enterobacteria phage lambda of the family Siphoviridae) of double stranded DNA that consists of an icosahedral head about 60 nanometers in diameter with 72 capsomers and a flexible tail about 150 nanometers long and… …   Medical dictionary

• Vector, cloning — A DNA molecule originating from a virus, a plasmid (see below) or the cell of a higher organism into which another DNA fragment can be integrated without loss of the vector s (carrier s) capacity for self replication. Cloning vectors are used to… …   Medical dictionary

• Vector — In medicine, a vector is a carrier. The best way to understand a vector is to recall its origin as a word. Vector is the Latin word for a bearer. In parasitology (the study of parasitic organisms), the vector carries the parasitic agent. For… …   Medical dictionary

• vector — (vek tor) 1. In genetic engineering, another name for a cloning vector. A DNA molecule that can replicate (a replicon) and is used to transport a piece of inserted foreign DNA, such as a gene, into a recipient cell. It may be a plasmid, phage,… …   Dictionary of microbiology

• Lambda phage — Taxobox color = violet name = Enterobacteria phage λ image width = 200px image caption = virus group = I ordo = Caudovirales familia = Siphoviridae subfamily = genus = λ like viruses species = λ Phage Enterobacteria phage λ (lambda phage) is a… …   Wikipedia

• P1 phage — Virus classification Group: Group I (dsDNA) Order: Caudovirales Family: Myoviridae …   Wikipedia

• Cloning vector — A DNA molecule originating from a virus, a plasmid (see below) or the cell of a higher organism into which another DNA fragment can be integrated without loss of the vector s (carrier s) capacity for self replication. Cloning vectors are used to… …   Medical dictionary

• Viral vector — Viral vectors are a tool commonly used by molecular biologists to deliver genetic material into cells. This process can be performed inside a living organism ( in vivo ) or in cell culture ( in vitro ). Viruses have evolved specialized molecular… …   Wikipedia

• Cloning vector — The pGEX 3x plasmid is a popular cloning vector. A cloning vector is a small piece of DNA into which a foreign DNA fragment can be inserted. The insertion of the fragment into the cloning vector is carried out by treating the vehicle and the… …   Wikipedia

• cloning vector —    A plasmid or phage that is used to ‘carry’ inserted foreign DNA for the purposes of producing more material or a protein product …   Forensic science glossary

• lambda phage — A bacteriophage that infects E. coli, commonly used as a cloning vector. See: integration excision region …   Glossary of Biotechnology