a naturally occurring double-strandedbacteriophage
with a linear genome of about 50,000 base pairs. This
bacteriophage has been manipulated in vitro for the construction of many
specialized cloning
vectors that take advantage of the viral DNA packaging
system to selectively clone specific size classes of DNA fragments or to
facilitate screening
for desired recombinants.
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