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plasmagene

[plaz-muh-jeen]

noun Genetics.

a self-replicating genetic particle postulated to be in the cytoplasm of a cell, as in mitochondria.

Nearby words

  1. plasmacrit test,
  2. plasmacyte,
  3. plasmacytoma,
  4. plasmacytosis,
  5. plasmagel,
  6. plasmalemma,
  7. plasmalogen,
  8. plasmapause,
  9. plasmapheresis,
  10. plasmapheretic
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British Dictionary definitions for plasmagene

plasmagene

noun

biology any gene other than those carried in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, such as a mitochondrial gene
Derived Formsplasmagenic (ˌplæzməˈdʒɛnɪk), adjective
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Medicine definitions for plasmagene

plasmagene

[plăz′mə-jēn′]

n.

A self-replicating hereditary structure thought to exist in cytoplasm and function in a manner analogous to, but independent of, chromosomal genes.
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