episome
[ ep-uh-sohm ]
/ ˈɛp əˌsoʊm /
noun Genetics.
bacterial DNA that is extrachromosomal and that may replicate autonomously as a plasmid or become incorporated into the chromosome and replicate with it.
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British Dictionary definitions for episome
episome
/ (ˈɛpɪˌsəʊm) /
noun
a unit of genetic material (DNA) in bacteria, such as a plasmid, that can either replicate independently or can be integrated into the host chromosome
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Medical definitions for episome
episome
[ ĕp′ĭ-sōm′ ]
n.
A genetic particle within certain cells, especially bacterial cells, that can exist either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome.
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