PLASMID


Meaning of PLASMID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplaz-məd ]

noun

Etymology: plasma + -id (II)

Date: 1952

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

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