Definition of Phagemid

1. Noun. A phage whose genome contains a plasmid that can be removed during the infection of a host with a second, ''helper'' phage ¹

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Medical Definition of Phagemid

1. A phage whose genome contains a plasmid that can be excised by co-infection of the host with a Helper phage. Useful as vectors for library production, as the library can be amplified and screened as phage, but the inserts of selected plaques can readily be prepared as plasmids without subcloning. Example of a commercial phagemid: _Zap, from which pBluescript can be excised with helper phage. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phagemid

phaeospores
phaethon
phaeton
phaetons
phage
phage integrase family
phage typing
phagedena
phagedena tropica
phagedenas
phagedenic
phagedenic gingivitis
phagedenic ulcer
phagedenical
phagedenous
phagemid (current term)
phages
phagic
phago-
phagocyte
phagocyte bactericidal dysfunction
phagocyte dysfunction
phagocyted
phagocytes
phagocytic
phagocytic dysfunction disorders immunodeficiency
phagocytic dysfunction immunodeficiency
phagocytic index
phagocytic pneumonocyte
phagocytic vesicle

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