insert

in biotechnology
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.I03057
A sequence of foreign DNA introduced into a restriction site (insertion site, cloning site) of a vector DNA.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143. (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 158 [Terms] [Paper]