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episome
noun[ C ]
biology specializeduk /ˈep.ɪ.səʊm/ us /ˈep.ə.zoʊm/
a piece of genetic material inside a cell that is separate from the main part of the DNA and can replicate(= copy itself) independently: 附加体，游离体
Episomes are not essential to the survival of the cell.附加体对细胞的存活并不是必需的。
These strains of the bacteria carry mutations on the episome.
The foreign DNA may be present as an episome.
The contribution of elements such as episomes to this process is summarized below.
The virus is maintained as an episome in infected cells and is able to replicate.
Many important discoveries in modern biology have been made using E. coli and its episomes.
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