The GClones Structure

typedef struct {
    GCardinal name;
    GCardinal vector;
} GClones;

The clone structure holds simple information to identify which original piece of materal our templates were derived from. Often we have a single clone per database and the database name is the same as the clone name.

name

The record number of the text string containing the clone name.

vector

The vector number of the vector used. The vector referenced here could be M13 for a very small project, or a cosmid, YAC or BAC for a larger "subcloned