Have a favorite cosmid photo or memory? Drop it in the comments – yes, even your blurry gel photo counts.
: The paper titled "Physical maps of cosmid vectors prepared in sCos-1" by Evans et al. (1989) provides detailed scientific diagrams of cosmid structures. cosmid pics
The defining characteristic of a cosmid, however, is the cos site. In high-resolution molecular models or detailed structural illustrations, the cos site is shown as the sequence that signals the lambda packaging machinery to "stuffed" the DNA into a viral head. Because cosmids lack the actual viral genes for lysis or replication, they behave like plasmids once they enter the host cell, making them safe and easy to manipulate in a lab setting. Have a favorite cosmid photo or memory