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Word: Episome
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1930s (denoting a particle postulated as a constituent of a gene): from epi-+ -some
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛpɪsəʊm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a genetic element inside some bacterial cells, especially the DNA of some bacteriophages, that can replicate independently of the host and also in association with a chromosome with which it becomes integrated.
Short Definition:genetic element inside some bacterial cells
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