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noun
A segment of DNA that can exist and replicate either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome, mainly found in bacteria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
Synonym of epitheca.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)der. English epi- Proto-Indo-European *tewh2- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *twoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *twṓmə? Proto-Indo-European *styeH- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *(s)tyoH-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *styṓmə? Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma)lbor. English -some English episome From epi- + -some (“nucleic unit”).
