replicon

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  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.

Translations

 * French:
 * Italian: replicone
 * Portuguese: replicão, réplicon, replicon
 * Spanish: replicón

Noun

 * 1)   region of DNA or RNA that replicates from a single origin