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plasmagene

[plaz-muh-jeen]
noun Genetics.
  1. a self-replicating genetic particle postulated to be in the cytoplasm of a cell, as in mitochondria.
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British Dictionary definitions for plasmagene

plasmagene

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

plasmagene

(plăz′mə-jēn′)
n.
  1. 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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