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Vector
In molecular biology, a vector refers to a vehicle that carries a DNA fragment to a host cell.
There are several different types of vector such as plasmids, cosmids, phages, viruses, bacterial artificial chromosomes (BAC), and yeast artificial chromosomes (YAC).
A plasmid vector pUC18/19.
Definitions in the literature
- (cloning vector) A vehicle used in gene cloning to insert a foreign DNA fragment into the genome of a host cell [1].