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artificial chromosome [‚ärd·ə¦fish·əl ′krō·mə‚sōm] (genetics) A functional chromosome constructed by genetic engineering, having a centromere (and a telomere at each end, if linear rather than circular) and thus transmissable in cell division after introduction into a cell. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This advance also brings researchers closer to creating entirely synthetic organisms with artificial chromosomes, he says. The main tools of GENSAT are bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs), which are simple loops of bacterial DNA that reproduce outside the cell. The task of creating such herds may be made much easier by the artificial chromosomes developed by Chromos Molecular Systems, near Vancouver, BC. |
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