Genome-wide physical maps using large-insert YACs, BACs and BIBACs
In all plants and animals, in order to facilitite genomics research, genome-wide physical maps are now being prepared using large-inserts in YAC, BAC and BIBAC vectors. These maps provide essential platforms for a variety of activities including the following: (i) large scale genome-sequencing, (ii) effective positional cloning, (iii) high throughput physical mapping of ESTs and (iv) target DNA-marker development. Several approaches that are available for the development of these large-insert physical maps include the following: (i) hybridization- based methods using interative hybridizations


