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extrachromosomal
[ ek-struh-kroh-muh-soh-muhl ]
adjective
, Genetics.
- of or relating to DNA that exists outside the main chromosome and acts independently.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extrachromosomal1
First recorded in 1935–40; extra- + chromosomal ( def )
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