Biologically Active Substance
replicon Audio
rep·li·con [ rep-li-kon ]
Subclass of:
Genome Components
Definitions related to replicon:
  • A unit of DNA that contains a DNA replication origin and a termination point and is capable of self-replication.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Any DNA sequence capable of independent replication or a molecule that possesses a REPLICATION ORIGIN and which is therefore potentially capable of being replicated in a suitable cell. (Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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