COSMID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("cosmid" is a kind of...):

vector ((genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell)

Domain category:

genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)

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