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cosmid

American  
[kahz-mid] / ˈkɑz mɪd /

noun

plural

cosmids

  1. Microbiology. a plasmid into which certain sequences of bacteriophage DNA have been spliced, to be used as a cloning vector.

cosmid Scientific  
/ kŏz′mĭd /

  1. A hybrid vector that has been spliced with plasmid DNA for cloning large pieces of DNA.

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