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episome
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ep·i·some  (p-sm)
n.
A genetic particle of certain cells, especially bacterial cells, that can exist either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome.
epi·somal adj.
ep·i·somal·ly adv.
episome [ˈɛpɪˌsəʊm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) 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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Noun1.episome - DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)
deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"


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