vector

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  1. (in biotechnology) A @D01597@ molecule (@P04689@, virus, bacteriophage, artificial or cut @D01597@ molecule) capable of being replicated and bearing cloning sites for the introduction of foreign @D01597@, used to introduce this @D01597@ into host cells.
  2. Any organism that transmits a disease between two hosts.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 168 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'vector' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.V06606 RIS BibTex EndNote
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