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Plasmid
Meaning
Noun
●
In Cytology:
A
loop
of
double-stranded
DNA that is
separate
from and
replicates
independently
of the
chromosomes
, most
commonly
found in
bacteria
, but also in
archaeans
and
eukaryotic
cells, and used in
genetic engineering
as a
vector
for
gene
transfer.
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Origin
plasmid
English
-id
English
-ide
Anglo-Norman
-ide
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
plasma
English
πλάσμα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
πλάσσω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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