Shuttle Vector At Biology Glossary

What is it? A vector (e.g. a plasmid) constructed in such a way that it can replicate in at least two different host species (eg a prokaryote and a eukaryote). A DNA recombined into such a vector can be tested or manipulated in several cell types.

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