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episome

[ep-uh-sohm]
noun Genetics.
  1. bacterial DNA that is extrachromosomal and that may replicate autonomously as a plasmid or become incorporated into the chromosome and replicate with it.

Origin of episome

First recorded in 1930–35; epi- + -some3
Related formsep·i·so·mal, adjectiveep·i·so·mal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for episome

episome

noun
  1. 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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episome in Medicine

episome

[ĕp′ĭ-sōm′]
n.
  1. 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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