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yeast artificial chromosome
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yeast artificial chromosome

Fragment of DNA from the human genome inserted into a yeast cell. The yeast replicates the fragment along with its own DNA. In this way the fragments are copied to be preserved in a gene library. YACs are characteristically between 250,000 and 1 million base pairs in length. A cosmid works in the same way.



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Developed in collaboration with a local art group called African Americans for the Arts, the game will be unveiled at a special YAC ceremony, free and open to the public, on April 29, from 4 p.
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