plasmagene
[ plaz-muh-jeen ]
/ ˈplæz məˌdʒin /
noun Genetics.
a self-replicating genetic particle postulated to be in the cytoplasm of a cell, as in mitochondria.
Words nearby plasmagene
plasmacrit test,
plasmacyte,
plasmacytoma,
plasmacytosis,
plasmagel,
plasmagene,
plasmalemma,
plasmalogen,
plasmapause,
plasmapheresis,
plasmapheretic
British Dictionary definitions for plasmagene
plasmagene
/ (ˈplæzməˌdʒiːn) /
noun
biology
any gene other than those carried in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, such as a mitochondrial gene
Derived forms of plasmagene
plasmagenic (ˌplæzməˈdʒɛnɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for plasmagene
plasmagene
[ plăz′mə-jēn′ ]
n.
A self-replicating hereditary structure thought to exist in cytoplasm and function in a manner analogous to, but independent of, chromosomal genes.