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replicon

American  
[rep-li-kon] / ˈrɛp lɪˌkɒn /

noun

Genetics.

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

replicon British  
/ ˈrɛplɪˌkɒn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of replicon

< French (1963), shortened form of réplication; see -on 1

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