plasmid

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Synonyms: plastid, plasmin, phasmid, plasmic, plasmoid

Antonyms: plastid, plasmin, phasmid, plasmic, plasmoid

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|cytology}} A loop of double-stranded [[DNA]] that is separate from — and replicates independently of — the [[chromosome]]s; such loops are most commonly found in [[bacterium|bacteria]], but they are also sometimes found in [[archaean]]s and [[eukaryote|eukaryotic]] cells, and they are used in [[genetic engineering]] as a vector for gene transfer.

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