Biotechnology and Genetics terms starting with Y

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  1. Y chromosome See: sex chromosome.
  2. YAC Abbreviation for yeast artificial chromosome.
  3. yeast A unicellular ascomycete fungus, commonly found as a contaminant in plant tissue culture.
  4. yeast artificial chromosome (Abbreviation: YAC ). A vector which can be propagated in budding yeast (Saccharamyces pombe), consisting of the minimal elements required for a…
  5. Yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) Extremely large segments of DNA from another species spliced into DNA of yeast.
  6. yeast episomal vector (Abbreviation: YEp). A cloning plasmid vector for the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae maintained as an extrachromosomal nuclear DNA molecule.
  7. yeast extract A mixture of substances from yeast. See: organic complex ..
  8. Yolk sac Vital to the embryo for the formation of primordial and other cells that form the embryo. In mammals, it is small and devoid of a yolk.