Plasmids 101: Multicistronic Vectors
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...the same cassette is sometimes advantageous, particularly when only a portion of the plasmid is packaged...discovered - many from viruses, but also some from cellular mRNAs. What they all have in common is the ability...have some disadvantages. These elements are quite large (500-600 bp) and may take up precious space in viral... are short (about 20 amino acids) and produce equimolar levels of mulitple genes from the same mRNA. The...posts or browse Addgene's Plasmid Guide for more molecular biology and cloning information.
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