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ep·i·some

 (ĕp′ĭ-sōm′)
n.
A segment of DNA in certain cells, especially bacterial cells, that can exist either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome.
ep′i·so′mal adj.
ep·i·so′mal·ly adv.
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episome

(ˈɛpɪˌsəʊm)
n
(Microbiology) a unit of genetic material (DNA) in bacteria, such as a plasmid, that can either replicate independently or can be integrated into the host chromosome
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ep•i•some

(ˈɛp əˌsoʊm)

n.
a strand of DNA that is extrachromosomal, as a bacterial plasmid.
[< French épisome (1958); see epi-, -some3]
ep`i•so′mal, adj.
ep`i•so′mal•ly, adv.
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Noun1.episome - DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)
deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"
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