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Artificial Birthday: See adjusted calculation date.

Artificial Selection: The process in which breeders choose the variants to be used to produce succeeding generations.

Artificial Light Film: Color film balanced for use ion tungsten artificial light, usually 3200 k.

Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC): A vector used to clone dna fragments (100- to 300-kb insert size: average, 150 kb) in escherichia coli cells. Based on naturally occurring f-factor plasmid found in the bacterium e. Coli.

Human Artificial Chromosome (HAC): A vector used to hold large dna fragments.

Yeast Artificial Chromosome (YAC): A vector used to clone dna fragments (up to 400 kb): it is constructed from the telomeric, centromeric, and replication origin sequences needed for replication in yeast cells. Compare clonin . . . View Full Definition

P1-Derived Artificial Chromosome (PAC): One type of vector used to clone dna fragments (100- to 300-kb insert size: average, 150 kb) in escherichia coli cells. Based on bacteriophage (a virus) p1 genome.

Artificial Light: All light not originating from a natural source - normally the sun.

Artificial Daylight: Artificial light having a similar color temperature to daylight.

Artificial Currency: A currency substitute, e.g., special drawing rights (SDRs).