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COSMID
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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:
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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