Definition of Replicon

1. Noun. (genetics) 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. ¹

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Definition of Replicon

1. a section of nucleic acid that replicates as a unit [n -S]

Medical Definition of Replicon

1. Tandem regions of replication in a chromosome, each about 30m long, derived from an origin of replication. By definition a replicon must contain an origin of replication. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Replicon

replicated worker
replicated workers
replicates
replicating
replication
replication fork
replication origin
replication site
replicational
replications
replicative
replicative form
replicative intermediate
replicator
replicators
replicon (current term)
replicons
replied
replier
repliers
replies
repliest
replieth
replisome
replisomes
replitase
replot
replots
replotted
replotting

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