Lambda as a cloning vector.
Advantages of lambda as a cloning vector are discussed along with considerations for the insert DNA (i.e., size, spi and hfl state). Maps of lambda-derived cloning vectors are provided in addition to a discussion and map of a cosmid (a lambda-derived plasmid vector).
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Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Irwin
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D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods*; D003360:Cosmids / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000379:methods*