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molecular genetics

• In genetics: Molecular techniques

  …DNA molecules is called a genomic library. Such libraries are the starting point for sequencing entire genomes such as the human genome. Today genomes can be scanned for small molecular variants called single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs (“snips”), which act as chromosomal tags to associated specific regions of DNA that…

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recombinant DNA

• In recombinant DNA: Creating the clone

  …of clones is called a DNA library. By considering the size of the donor genome and the average size of the inserts in the recombinant DNA molecule, a researcher can calculate the number of clones needed to encompass the entire donor genome, or, in other words, the number of clones…

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