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episome
[ ep-uh-sohm ]
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.
episome
/ ˈɛpɪˌsəʊm /
noun
- a unit of genetic material (DNA) in bacteria, such as a plasmid, that can either replicate independently or can be integrated into the host chromosome
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- epi·somal adjective
- epi·somal·ly adverb
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