Food Biotechnology 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 episomal vector (Abbreviation: YEp). A cloning plasmid vector for the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae maintained as an extrachromosomal nuclear DNA molecule.
6. yeast extract A mixture of substances from yeast. See: organic complex ..