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episome definition

epi·some (ep′ə sōm′)

noun

a small genetic element or unit of DNA that is not essential to the life of the cell: it can be lost or transferred, and it can replicate independently

Etymology: epi- + -some

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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