PLASMID


Meaning of PLASMID in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' plaz-m ə d

Function: noun

Etymology: plasma + 2 -id

Date: 1952

: an extrachromosomal ring of DNA especially of bacteria that replicates autonomously

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