replicon
[ rep-li-kon ]
/ ˈrɛp lɪˌkɒn /
noun Genetics.
any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
Origin of replicon
< French (1963), shortened form of
réplication; see
-on1
Words nearby replicon
replicase,
replicate,
replication,
replicative,
replicator,
replicon,
replisome,
reply,
reply card,
repo,
repoint
British Dictionary definitions for replicon
replicon
/ (ˈrɛplɪˌkɒn) /
noun
genetics
a region of a DNA molecule that is replicated from a single origin
Word Origin for replicon
C20: from
replic (
ation) +
-on
Medical definitions for replicon
replicon
[ rĕp′lĭ-kŏn′ ]
n.
A genetic element that undergoes replication as an autonomous unit.