Term for a plasmid cloning vector that is able to replicate in different genera of bacteria.

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A shuttle vector is a plasmid cloning vector that is able to replicate in different genera of bacteria. It can also replicate in eukaryotic cells, allowing for cloning in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. A fertility plasmid is involved in bacterial conjugation, a resistance plasmid confers antibiotic resistance, a transfection vector is used for introducing DNA into eukaryotic cells, and a cosmid vector is a hybrid of a plasmid and a phage and is used for large DNA fragments.

Term for a Plasmid Cloning Vector That Is Able to Replicate