replicon
The English word “replicon” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage.
Etymology
From replic(ate) + -on.
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