Construction and characterization of large-insert genomic libraries (BAC and fosmid) from the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri and initial physical mapping of a histocompatibility locus

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-115

  De Tomaso, Anthony W ^a   Weissman, Irving L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

BAC library; Botryllus schlosseri; DNA purification; Fosmid library; Physical mapping

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ASCIDIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYLLUS SCHLOSSERI; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038781815     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-002-0071-4     Document Type: Article

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