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replicon

replicon noun: a DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage.

Noun

replicon (plural replicons)

  1. A DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage.
    • During cell division there is a probability that either or both of the master replicons will misreplicate and one of the daughter cells will be missing a master copy.1970, Michael Abercrombie, Jean Brachet, Thomas Joseph King, Advances in Morphogenesis - Volume 8, page 177

replicon meaning in Indonesian

replicon in Indonesian

DNA that replicates as an individual unit
replikon

Forms of replicon

pluralreplicons

Origin of replicon

From replic(ate) + -on.

Words formed from replicon

Questions about replicon

What does replicon mean?
Replicon means a DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage.
What is replicon in Indonesian?
Replicon in Indonesian is replikon. See Replicon meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is replicon?
Replicon is a noun.
What is the plural of replicon?
The plural of replicon is replicons.

Words near replicon in the dictionary

  1. replicators
  2. replicatory
  3. repliche
  4. replichore
  5. replichores
  6. replicon
  7. replicons
  8. replicore
  9. replicores
  10. replied
  11. replier

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