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artificial chromosome
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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.


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We have also developed the capabilities of producing arrays that utilize bacterial artificial chromosomes on our arrays, also enabling genetic analysis.
50 Hardcover Methods in molecular biology; 383 RC268 Laboratory techniques and applications for researchers investigating the identification and function of genes relevant to normal physiology and cancer are described by specialists in specific aspects of gene identification and full-length gene cloning, gene profiling, the chromatin modification of gene regulation, bacterial artificial chromosomes, cancer cytogenetic analysis, and other topics.
SCIENTISTS at the Medical Research Council in Edinburgh have developed artificial chromosomes to help combat the defective genes which cause illnesses such as cystic fibrosis and haemophilia.
 
 
 
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