HAT Medium At Biology Glossary
What is it? A selection medium for hybrid cell lines; contains hypoxanthine; aminopterin; thymidine. Only cell lines expressing both hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT+) and thymidine kinase (TK+) can survive in this medium. Aminopterin inhibits de novo synthesis of nucleosides, while HPRT and TK supply them from hypoxanthine and thymidine.Bio Definition Added By: Christopher
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