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Episome

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Noun

1. episome

DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Episome

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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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Episome

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noun
a small genetic element or unit of DNA that is not essential to the life of the cell: it can be lost or transferred, and it can replicate independently

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Episome

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n.
A segment of DNA in certain cells, especially bacterial cells, that can exist either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome.

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