artificial chromosome
Biology
noun
(Originally) a synthetic nucleic acid sequence designed to mimic the structure and behaviour of a chromosome; (now usually) a nucleic acid sequence into which an artificial or modified gene, or a fragment of a natural genome which is being studied, can be maintained, reproduced, and manipulated within a carrier such as a bacterial or yeast cell.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science.
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