episome

episome
[ˈɛpɪsəʊm]
noun
  1. (Microbiology)a genetic element inside some bacterial cells, especially the DNA of some bacteriophages, that can replicate independently of the host and also in association with a chromosome with which it becomes integrated
    (微生物)附加体,游离体;游离基因,基因副体。 比较 plasmid
语源
  1. mid 20th cent.: from epi- + -some
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