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replicon /ˈrɛplɪkɒn /noun BiologyA nucleic acid molecule, or part of one, which replicates as a unit, beginning at a specific site within it.Nuclei have numerous replicons origins per chromosome, which can be replicated simultaneously - so replication time is mechanistically independent of genome size and can be far less than in bacteria....- This defective recovery of DNA replication suggests an inability to coordinate lesion bypass or to initiate new replicons.
- An important category of small replicons are the prophages, phages and other virus types.
Origin 1960s: from replication + -on. |