HyperDic: cosmid

English > 1 sense of the word cosmid:
NOUNanimalcosmid(genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments
English > cosmid: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning(genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments.
Categorygenetics, genetic scienceThe branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Broadervector(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
Spanishcosmido, cósmido
Catalancosmidi, cosmid

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