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Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast
Tree Number(s)
A11.284.187.178.200
A11.284.187.360.800
A19.311.800
G05.360.162.178.200
G05.360.162.360.800
G05.360.337.249.200
Unique ID
D018244
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018244
Annotation
coordinate with specific yeast /‌genet only if particularly discussed
Scope Note
Chromosomes in which fragments of exogenous DNA ranging in length up to several hundred kilobase pairs have been cloned into yeast through ligation to vector sequences. These artificial chromosomes are used extensively in molecular biology for the construction of comprehensive genomic libraries of higher organisms.
Entry Term(s)
Artificial Chromosomes, Yeast
Chromosomes, Yeast Artificial
YAC (Chromosome)
YACs (Chromosomes)
Yeast Artificial Chromosomes
Previous Indexing
Chromosomes, Fungal (1988-1993)
Public MeSH Note
2002; see CHROMOSOMES, YEAST ARTIFICIAL 1994-2001
History Note
2002 (1994)
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1993/06/03
Revision Date
2018/06/30
Chromosomes, Artificial, Yeast Preferred
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