replicon
[ rep-li-kon ]
/ ˈrɛp lɪˌkɒn /
noun Genetics.
any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
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Origin of replicon
< French (1963), shortened form of réplication; see -on1
Words nearby replicon
replicase, replicate, replication, replicative, replicator, replicon, replisome, reply, reply card, repo, repoint
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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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Medical definitions for replicon
replicon
[ rĕp′lĭ-kŏn′ ]
n.
A genetic element that undergoes replication as an autonomous unit.
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