REPLICON


Meaning of REPLICON in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' re-pli- ˌ kän

Function: noun

Etymology: replic ate + 2 -on

Date: 1963

: a linear or circular section of DNA or RNA which replicates sequentially as a unit

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