polycloning site
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polycloning site — (= multiple cloning site; MCS) Region of a phage or plasmid vector that has been engineered to contain a series of restriction sites that are usually unique within the entire vector. This makes it particularly easy to insert or excise (subclone)… … Dictionary of molecular biology
multiple cloning site — See polycloning site … Dictionary of molecular biology
blue-white colour selection — Method for identifying bacterial clones containing plasmids with inserts. Many modern vectors have their polycloning site within a part of the LacZ gene encoding beta galactosidase, which provides a complementation in an appropriate mutant E.… … Dictionary of molecular biology
polylinker — An inserted sequence of DNA in recombinant DNA vectors consisting of a cluster of numerous restriction endonuclease sites unique in the plasmid; also called restriction site bank and polycloning site … Medical dictionary
MCS — See polycloning site … Dictionary of molecular biology
