Vector (biology)

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In biology, the term vector may be used in different contexts:

• Vector (molecular biology), a DNA molecule used as a vehicle to transfer foreign genetic material into another cell
• Vector (epidemiology), an organism, often an invertebrate arthropod, that transmits a pathogen from reservoir to host

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