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单词 episome
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episome

[ ep-uh-sohm ]
/ ˈɛp əˌsoʊm /

noun Genetics.

bacterial DNA that is extrachromosomal and that may replicate autonomously as a plasmid or become incorporated into the chromosome and replicate with it.

Origin of episome

First recorded in 1930–35; epi- + -some3

OTHER WORDS FROM episome

ep·i·so·mal, adjectiveep·i·so·mal·ly, adverb

Words nearby episome

episiostenosis, episiotomy, episode, episodic, episodic memory, episome, epispadias, epispastic, episplenitis, epispore, Epist.
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British Dictionary definitions for episome

episome
/ (ˈɛpɪˌsəʊm) /

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for episome

episome
[ ĕpĭ-sōm′ ]

n.

A genetic particle within certain cells, especially bacterial cells, that can exist either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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