EPISOME


Meaning of EPISOME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-pə-ˌsōm, -ˌzōm ]

noun

Date: circa 1931

: a genetic determinant (as the DNA of some bacteriophages) that can replicate autonomously in bacterial cytoplasm or as an integral part of the chromosomes

• epi·som·al ˌe-pə-ˈsō-məl, -ˈzō- adjective

• epi·som·al·ly -mə-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.