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Definition of Episome

1. Noun. DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells).

Definition of Episome

1. Noun. (cytology) A segment of DNA that can exist and replicate either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome, mainly found in bacteria. ¹

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Definition of Episome

1. a genetic determinant [n -S] : EPISOMAL [adj]

Medical Definition of Episome

1. Piece of hereditary material that can exist as free, autonomously replicating DNA or be attached to and integrated into the chromosome of the cell, in which case it replicates along with the chromosome. Examples of episomes are many bacteriophages such as lambda and the male sex factor of Escherichia coli. Origin: Gr. Soma = body This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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