episome
Meanings
noun
- A segment of DNA that can exist and replicate either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome, mainly found in bacteria.
- Synonym of epitheca.
Word forms
Etymology
From epi- + -some (“nucleic unit”).
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