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replicons

replicons is the plural of replicon.

Meaning of replicon

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

Questions about replicons

What is replicons the plural of?
Replicons is the plural of replicon.

Words near replicons in the dictionary

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

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