Medical term:
episome
episome
[ep´ĭ-sōm″]in bacterial genetics, any accessory extrachromosomal replicating genetic element that can exist either autonomously or integrated with the chromosome.
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ep·i·some
(ep'i-sōm),An extrachromosomal element (plasmid) that may either integrate into the bacterial chromosome of the host or replicate and function stably when physically separated from the chromosome.
[epi- + G. sōma, body (chromosome)]
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episome
(ĕp′ĭ-sōm′)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.
ep′i·so′mal adj.
ep·i·so′mal·ly adv.
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ep·i·some
(ep'i-sōm)An extrachromosomal element (plasmid) that may either integrate into the bacterial chromosome of the host or replicate and function stably when physically separated from the chromosome.
[epi- + G. sōma, body (chromosome)]
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episome
a circular DNA molecule found in bacterial cells that can exist independently in the cell or can become integrated into the main CHROMOSOME. In recent times, episomes have been added to a general group of extrachromosomal factors called PLASMIDS.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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