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replicon

 
Dictionary: rep·li·con   (rĕp'lĭ-kŏn') pronunciation

n.
A genetic element that undergoes replication as an autonomous unit.

[REPLIC(ATION) + -ON1.]


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(rĕp'lĭ-kŏn')
n.

A genetic element that undergoes replication as an autonomous unit.

 
 
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