Term Name: | promoter_trap_construct |
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Synonyms: | promoter trap construct |
Definition: | A promoter trap construct is a type of engineered plasmid which is designed to integrate into a genome and express a reporter when inserted in close proximity to a promoter element. Promoter traps typically do not contain promoter elements and are mutagenic. |
Ontology: | Sequence Ontology [SO:0001478] |