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

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
[ rĕplĭ-kŏn′ ]

n.

A genetic element that undergoes replication as an autonomous unit.