Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial

Synonyms

Artificial Chromosome, Bacterial

Artificial Chromosomes, Bacterial

BAC (Chromosome)

BACs (Chromosomes)

Bacterial Artificial Chromosome

Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes

Chromosome, Bacterial Artificial

Chromosomes, Bacterial Artificial

DNA constructs that are composed of, at least, a REPLICATION ORIGIN, for successful replication, propagation to and maintenance as an extra chromosome in bacteria. In addition, they can carry large amounts (about 200 kilobases) of other sequence for a variety of bioengineering purposes.