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replicon

[ rep-li-kon ]
/ ˈrɛp lɪˌkɒn /

noun Genetics.

any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.

Nearby words

  1. replicase,
  2. replicate,
  3. replication,
  4. replicative,
  5. replicator,
  6. replisome,
  7. reply,
  8. reply card,
  9. repo,
  10. repoint

Origin of replicon

< French (1963), shortened form of réplication; see -on1
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British Dictionary definitions for replicon

replicon

/ (ˈrɛplɪˌkɒn) /

noun

genetics a region of a DNA molecule that is replicated from a single origin

Word Origin for replicon

C20: from replic (ation) + -on
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Medicine definitions for replicon

replicon

[ rĕp′lĭ-kŏn′ ]

n.

A genetic element that undergoes replication as an autonomous unit.
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