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Plasmid vs Vector - What's the difference?

plasmid | vector |

As nouns the difference between plasmid and vector

is that plasmid is (cytology) a loop of double-stranded dna that is separate from and replicates independently of the chromosomes, most commonly found in bacteria]], but also in archaeans and [[eukaryote|eukaryotic cells, and used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer while vector is (mathematics) a directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.

As a verb vector is

to set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.

plasmid

English

(wikipedia plasmid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (cytology) A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from and replicates independently of the chromosomes, most commonly found in bacteria]], but also in archaeans and [[eukaryote, eukaryotic cells, and used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.
  • * 1995 , Christopher Howe, Gene Cloning and Manipulation , page 144:
    • This is how the F (for "fertility") plasmid , which forms the basis of a lot of classical E. coli genetics, is transferred from one cell to another.
  • * 1999 , (Matt Ridley), Genome , Harper Perennial 2004, p. 247:
    • Bacteria are happy to absorb little rings of DNA called plasmids and adopt them as their own.
  • * 2004', Karl Friehs, '''''Plasmid''' Copy Number and '''Plasmid Stability'', M. Beyer, T. Scheper (editors), ''New Trends and Developments in Biochemical Engineering , Volume 86, page 47:
    • Plasmids' have an essential impact on productivity. Related factors are '''plasmid''' copy number, structural '''plasmid''' stability and segregational ' plasmid stability.

    See also

    * plasm * plasma * plasmoid * replicon

    vector

    English

    (wikify) (wikipedia vector)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
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  • (mathematics) An ordered tuple representing a directed quantity or the (soplink) between two points.
  • (mathematics) Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
    • The vectors in {\mathbb Q}[X] are the single-variable polynomials with rational coefficients: one is x^{42}+\frac1{137}x-1.
  • (aviation) A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
  • (senseid)(epidemiology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
  • (sociology) A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
  • (psychology) A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.
  • The way in which the eyes are drawn across the visual text. The trail that a book cover can encourage the eyes to follow from certain objects to others.
  • (computing, operating systems) A memory address containing the address of a code entry point, usually one which is part of a table and often one that is dereferenced]] and [[jump, jumped to during the execution of an interrupt.
  • (programming) A one-dimensional array.

    • Usage notes

    * (programming) The term is used loosely when the indices are not (either positive or non-negative) integers.

    Hypernyms

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    Hyponyms

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    Derived terms

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
  • * 1994 , Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Tendencies
    • if love is vectored toward an object and Elinor's here flies toward Marianne, Marianne's in turn toward Willoughby.

    References

    * The New Oxford Dictionary of English

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