Library — In genetics, a library is an unordered collection of clones (i.e., cloned DNA from a particular organism), whose relationship to each other can be established by physical mapping. For example, you can have an E. coli library or a human DNA… … Medical dictionary
Library (biology) — In molecular biology, a library is a collection of DNA fragments that is stored and propagated in a population of micro organisms through the process of molecular cloning. There are different types of DNA libraries, including cDNA libraries… … Wikipedia
library — noun (plural braries) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French librarie, Medieval Latin librarium, from Latin, neuter of librarius of books, from libr , liber inner bark, rind, book Date: 14th century 1. a. a place in which literary, musical … New Collegiate Dictionary
CDNA library — A cDNA library is a collection of cloned cDNA (complementary DNA) fragments. cDNA is produced from fully transcribed mRNA found in the nucleus and therefore contains only the coding regions of an organism. While information in cDNA libraries is a … Wikipedia
DNA-encoded chemical library — DNA encoded chemical libraries (DEL) are a new technology for the synthesis and screening of collections of chemical compounds of unprecedented size and quality. DEL represents an advance in medicinal chemistry which bridges the fields of… … Wikipedia
Gene library — A gene library is a population of organisms, each of which carries a DNA molecule that was inserted into a cloning vector. Ideally, all of the cloned DNA molecules represent the entire genome of the organism. A gene library is also called gene… … Wikipedia
Genomic library — A genomic library is a population of host bacteria, each of which carries a DNA molecule that was inserted into a cloning vector, such that the collection of cloned DNA molecules represents the entire genome of the source organism. This term also … Wikipedia
genomic library — Type of DNA library in which the cloned DNA is from an organism&’s genomic DNA. As genome sizes are relatively large compared to individual cDNAs, a different set of vectors is usually employed in addition to plasmid and phage; see bacterial and… … Dictionary of molecular biology
DNA library — noun (biology) A mixture of cloned DNA sequences derived from a single source and containing all or most of the sequences from that source • • • Main Entry: ↑DNA … Useful english dictionary
gene library — A haphazard assembly of cloned DNA fragments inside of a vector which may contain genetic information about a species … Medical dictionary
genomic library — /dʒənoʊmɪk ˈlaɪbri/ (say juhnohmik luybree) noun (plural genomic libraries) a collection of cloned DNA sections, the totality of which is the entire genome of an organism, each section being stored and propagated in a population of host bacteria… …