Medical Definition of Replicative form

1. An intermediate stage in the replication of either DNA or RNA viral genomes that is usually double stranded, the altered, double-stranded form to which single-stranded coliphage DNA is converted after infection of a susceptible bacterium, formation of the complementary ("minus") strand being mediated by enzymes that were present in the bacterium before entrance of the viral ("plus") strand. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Replicative Form

replicase
replicases
replicate
replicate
replicated
replicated
replicates
replicating
replication
replication
replications
replication fork
replication origin
replication site
replicative
replicative form (current term)
replicative intermediate
replicator
replica methods
replica plate
replica plating
replica techniques
replicon
replicon
replicons
replied
replier
repliers
replies
replisome

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