HyperDic: plasmid

English > 1 sense of the word plasmid:
NOUNobjectplasmid, plasmid DNAa small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication
English > plasmid: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication.
Synonymplasmid DNA
Broaderinclusion body, cellular inclusion, inclusionAny small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases)
Spanishplásmido
Catalanplasmidi

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