replicon

[ rep-li-kon ]

noun

, Genetics.

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

replicon

/ ˈrɛplɪˌkɒn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of replicon¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of replicon¹

C20: from replic ( ation ) + -on