plasmagene

American

[plaz-muh-jeen] / ˈplæz məˌdʒin /

noun

Genetics.

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

plasmagene British

/ ˌplæzməˈdʒɛnɪk, ˈplæzməˌdʒiːn /

noun

biology any gene other than those carried in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, such as a mitochondrial gene

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

plasmagenic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of plasmagene

First recorded in 1935–40; plasma + gene

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

If something goes wrong with the division of one of them, a law less plasmagene may be produced.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023