replicon
noun
rep·li·con ˈre-pli-ˌkän 
: a linear or circular section of DNA or RNA which replicates sequentially as a unit
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The 3 prime messenger RNAs are made from subgenomic fragments, each of which serves as a separate replicon, resembling mini-genomes. 
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 The 3 prime messenger RNAs are made from subgenomic fragments, each of which serves as a separate replicon, resembling mini-genomes. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 The 3 prime messenger RNAs are made from subgenomic fragments, each of which serves as a separate replicon, resembling mini-genomes. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 The 3 prime messenger RNAs are made from subgenomic fragments, each of which serves as a separate replicon, resembling mini-genomes. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 Each subgenomic replicon serves as a template to produce positive-strand messenger RNAs via a process akin to the production of full-length genomic RNA (Figure 4). William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 The 3 prime messenger RNAs are made from subgenomic fragments, each of which serves as a separate replicon, resembling mini-genomes. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 Each subgenomic replicon serves as a template to produce positive-strand messenger RNAs via a process akin to the production of full-length genomic RNA (Figure 4). William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 The 3 prime messenger RNAs are made from subgenomic fragments, each of which serves as a separate replicon, resembling mini-genomes. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 See More
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 The 3 prime messenger RNAs are made from subgenomic fragments, each of which serves as a separate replicon, resembling mini-genomes. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 The 3 prime messenger RNAs are made from subgenomic fragments, each of which serves as a separate replicon, resembling mini-genomes. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 The 3 prime messenger RNAs are made from subgenomic fragments, each of which serves as a separate replicon, resembling mini-genomes. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 Each subgenomic replicon serves as a template to produce positive-strand messenger RNAs via a process akin to the production of full-length genomic RNA (Figure 4). William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 The 3 prime messenger RNAs are made from subgenomic fragments, each of which serves as a separate replicon, resembling mini-genomes. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 Each subgenomic replicon serves as a template to produce positive-strand messenger RNAs via a process akin to the production of full-length genomic RNA (Figure 4). William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 The 3 prime messenger RNAs are made from subgenomic fragments, each of which serves as a separate replicon, resembling mini-genomes. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French réplicon, from réplication replication + -on -on entry 2
Note: The term was introduced by the French biologist François Jacob and the South African biologist Sydney Brenner in "Sur la régulation de la synthèse du DNA chez les bactéries: l'hypothèse du réplicon," Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences, tome 256me, première partie, janvier-février 1963 (séance de 2 janvier 1963), pp. 298-300.
First Known Use
1963, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
replicon
noun
rep·li·con ˈrep-li-ˌkän
: a linear or circular section of DNA or RNA which replicates sequentially as a unit