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Cloning Vector Definition:
A DNA molecule that can replicate independently of the host chromosome and maintain a piece of inserted foreign DNA, such as a gene, into a recipient cell. It may be a plasmid, phage, cosmid, or artificial chromosome.
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Cloning Vector Notes:
A cloning vector is a small fragment of DNA into which a foreign DNA fragment can be inserted for the purpose of cloning. It is usually taken from a plasmid, a virus or a cell of a higher organism, that can be maintained in a host organism stably for the purpose of cloning.
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