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episomal

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ep⋅i⋅some

  [ep-uh-sohm]
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–noun Genetics.
bacterial DNA that is extrachromosomal and that may replicate autonomously as a plasmid or become incorporated into the chromosome and replicate with it.
Origin:
1930–35; epi- + -some 3

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅so⋅mal, adjective
ep⋅i⋅so⋅mal⋅ly, adverb
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ep·i·some   (ěp'ĭ-sōm')   
n.  A genetic particle of certain cells, especially bacterial cells, that can exist either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome.
ep'i·so'mal adj., ep·i·so'mal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: epi·some
Pronunciation: 'ep-&-"sOm, -"zOm
Function: noun
: a genetic determinant (as the DNA of some bacteriophages) that canreplicate either autonomously in bacterial cytoplasm or as an integral part of their chromosomes —compare PLASMID —epi·som·al /"ep-&-'sO-m&l, -'zO-/ adjective —epi·som·al·ly /-m&-lE/ adverb
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episome ep·i·some (ěp'ĭ-sōm')
n.
A genetic particle within certain cells, especially bacterial cells, that can exist either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome.

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