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lambda

a naturally occurring double-stranded bacteriophage 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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